Antonyms for passivity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pa-siv-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : pæˈsɪv ɪ ti

Definition of passivity

Origin : 1650s, from passive + -ity.

As in inertia : noun disinclination to move; lifelessness
As in laziness : noun unwillingness to work, be active
As in nonagression : noun pacifism
As in nonviolence : noun abstention from violence
As in patience : noun capacity, willingness to endure
As in submission : noun compliance
As in listlessness : noun idleness
As in passiveness : noun apathy
As in stoicism : noun impassivity
As in inaction : noun state of doing nothing
As in compliancy : noun obedience
As in impassivity : noun apathy
As in incuriosity : noun apathy
As in incuriousness : noun apathy
As in insensibleness : noun apathy
As in naturalness : noun ease
As in phlegm : noun apathy
As in shiftlessness : noun laziness
As in slothfulness : noun laziness
As in sluggardness : noun laziness
As in stolidity : noun apathy
As in stolidness : noun apathy
As in unceremoniousness : noun ease
As in uninterest : noun apathy
As in unresponsiveness : noun apathy
As in unrestraint : noun ease
As in compliance : noun agreement
As in ease : noun peace, quiet; lack of difficulty
As in fatalism : noun resignation to a fate
As in apathy : noun uncaring attitude, lack of interest

Example sentences :

But no matter for his passivity, Mackenzie did not trust him.
Extract from : « The Flockmaster of Poison Creek » by George W. Ogden

This would lead to passivity and not to activity on the part of the pupils.
Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy

In a curious state of passivity, Soames submitted to the operation.
Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer

These passive traits are intensely active in their passivity.
Extract from : « Quiet Talks on Power » by S.D. Gordon

Every activity proposes to itself a passivity, every labor enjoyment.
Extract from : « Pearls of Thought » by Maturin M. Ballou

She was created with that passivity of soul which is always the mirror of the active world.
Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser

Neither from passivity nor from anxiety has it anything to gain.
Extract from : « Practical Mysticism » by Evelyn Underhill

But this passivity should by no means involve suppression of self-activity.
Extract from : « Outlines of Educational Doctrine » by John Frederick Herbart

In passivity, in economy, in the instinct of tradition, in unexpectedness.
Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce

She watched and waited with a passivity that was to a man of his disposition her best lure.
Extract from : « A Young Man's Year » by Anthony Hope

Synonyms for passivity

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