Meaning & use
Passively
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In a way that does not initiate action, or accepts what happens without resistance or active involvement.
See it in a sentence
He sat passively while others made all the decisions for the trip.
Solar panels can passively heat a home without any mechanical pumps.
A note on using this word
In grammar, the term relates to the "passive voice," where the subject receives the action rather than performing it.
Words with a similar meaning
submissivelyinactively
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Words with an opposite meaning
activelyassertively
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