Meaning & use
Passiveness
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The quality of accepting or allowing what happens without resistance or active response.
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His passiveness during the negotiation let the other side dictate every term.
Critics blamed the team's passiveness for their string of losses.
A note on using this word
Often used interchangeably with 'passivity,' though 'passiveness' emphasizes the trait as a quality rather than a state or condition.
Words with a similar meaning
passivitysubmissiveness
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Words with an opposite meaning
assertivenessactiveness
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