Definition for Passivity:

• the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

Synonyms for Passivity:

• n.

  •agreement (noun)
  • compliance.
  •apathy (noun)
  • dispassion,
  • lassitude,
  • unconcern,
  • detachment,
  • disinterest,
  • dullness,
  • stoicism,
  • coolness,
  • indifference,
  • aloofness,
  • insensibility,
  • coldness,
  • lethargy.
  •compliance (noun)
  • consent,
  • deference,
  • assent,
  • submissiveness,
  • obedience,
  • observance,
  • conformity,
  • resignation,
  • amenability,
  • yielding,
  • complaisance,
  • acquiescence,
  • tractability,
  • docility,
  • concession.
  •ease (noun)
  • inactivity,
  • serenity,
  • idleness,
  • inertness.
  •fatalism (noun)
  • acceptance.
  •inaction (noun)
  • quiescence,
  • ennui,
  • acedia,
  • stagnation,
  • stasis.
  •indifference (noun)
  • laxity,
  • neutrality,
  • Perfunctoriness,
  • lukewarmness,
  • disinterestedness,
  • impartiality,
  • unwillingness,
  • negligence,
  • easygoingness.
  •inertia (noun)
  • oscitancy,
  • stillness,
  • torpor,
  • indolence,
  • languor,
  • paralysis,
  • torpidity,
  • immobility,
  • sloth,
  • apathy,
  • sluggishness,
  • drowsiness,
  • stupor.
  •inertness (noun)
  • hibernation,
  • stagnancy,
  • reposefulness,
  • lifelessness,
  • catatonia,
  • dormancy,
  • Inanimation,
  • motionlessness,
  • coma.
  •insensitivity (noun)
  • nonchalance,
  • hardheartedness,
  • hardness,
  • Stoniness,
  • ruthlessness,
  • Objectiveness,
  • cold-bloodedness,
  • insensitiveness,
  • passionlessness,
  • bluntness,
  • heartlessness,
  • toughness,
  • callousness,
  • numbness.
  •laziness (noun)
  • sleepiness,
  • slackness,
  • remissness,
  • weariness,
  • slowness,
  • languidness.
  •lethargy (noun)
  • tiredness.
  •nonviolence (noun)
  • nonagression,
  • pacifism.

Antonyms for Passivity:

• n.

  • apathy
    interest, concern, sympathy, sensitivity, warmth, feeling, passion, care.
  • compliance
    dissension, rebellion, veto, disagreement, disobedience, dissent, resistance, difference, fight, defiance, nonconformity, denial, refusal.
  • ease
    excitableness, misery, worry, upset, unrest, furor, unhappiness, uneasiness, turmoil, discontent, dissatisfaction, woe, sorrow, difficulty, displeasure, employment, agitation, restriction, activity, perplexity, work, sadness, action, strife, inhibition, effort, disquiet, disturbance.
  • impassivity
    regard, compassion, caring.
  • inaction
    vigor, happiness, energy.
  • inertia
    life, busyness, animation, liveliness, moving.
  • laziness
    industriousness, hard work, diligence, industry.
  • naturalness
    turbulence, need, labor, violence, want.
  • patience
    impatience, laziness, wildness, frustration, idleness, indifference, weakness, fear, indolence, arousal, intolerance, cowardice, lethargy.
  • unceremoniousness
    trouble.

Hypernym for Passivity:

• n.

  • attribute
    numbness, indifference, torpidness, torpidity, torpor, listlessness, spiritlessness, apathy.

Hyponym for Passivity:

• n.

  • attribute
    inertia, inactivity, inactiveness.