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Accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance

Not actively participating in an activity or interaction

Inactive or still, without motion

Showing little or no feeling or emotion

Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm

Lacking vigor, vitality, or excitement

Lacking sufficient power or strength

Timid in character, or generally lacking in self-confidence

Existing in a latent or dormant state

Not excessively showy or lively

Stiff or formal in behaviour or style

Lacking strength of character to follow one's own principles

Pleasant and amicable in nature

Of or pertaining to fatalism

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Adjective

Accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance

under the thumb

under one's thumb

in one's pocket

in one's clutches

at beck and call

easily persuaded

easily influenced

easily manipulated

well disciplined

wrapped around finger

led by the nose

tied to someone's apron strings

subjected to nagging

under someone's heel

treated like dirt

without a mind of one's own

in fear of one's partner

like putty in your hands

go-with-the-flow

willing to please

eager to please

rolls with punches

putty in one's hands

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

willing to compromise

rolling with punches

glad to be of assistance

with the patience of Job

well brought up

well-brought-up

non-belligerent

favourably disposed

willing to help

befitting a son or daughter

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“An underacknowledged distinction in studies of legitimacy centers on whether the organization seeks active support or merely passive acquiescence.”

Adjective

Not actively participating in an activity or interaction

noninterventionist

non-participating

non-participative

“The mayor has taken a passive role in regard to the accreditation of probation departments.”

Adjective

Inactive or still, without motion

at a standstill

rooted to the spot

not moving a muscle

as if turned to stone

perfectly still

fixed to the spot

as if rooted to the spot

without moving a muscle

in holding pattern

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“There is an equilibrium between active molecules and passive molecules at a given temperature.”

Adjective

Showing little or no feeling or emotion

undemonstrative

self-controlled

desensitized^US

uncompassionate

desensitised^UK

along for the ride

could care less

couldn't care less

don't give a damn

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“He wasn't sure why Gene was merely meeting the boy's glare with a calm, passive look on his face.”

Adjective

Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm

procrastinating

could care less

couldn't care less

don't give a damn

taking your time

not enthusiastic

non-participating

just watching the clock

not giving a damn

procrastinative

lacking in energy

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

lacking in vitality

asleep at the wheel

asleep on the job

having spring fever

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Adjective

Lacking vigor, vitality, or excitement

lacking vitality

two-dimensional

Adjective

Lacking sufficient power or strength

counterproductive

disadvantageous

without success

not good enough

with hands tied

up creek without paddle

lacking ability

without resources

in difficulties

without assistance

in vicious circle

not up to scratch

no great shakes

leaving much to be desired

not up to snuff

not cut out for

unable to do something for toffee

nonprofessional

a load of pants

not equipped to

shooting blanks

unable to do something to save one's life

unequal to the task

out of your depth

not know one's arse from one's elbow

lacking experience

dissatisfactory

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Adjective

Timid in character, or generally lacking in self-confidence

lacking confidence

lacking self-confidence

lacking assurance

lacking in confidence

not self-assured

approval-seeking

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

easily embarrassed

keeping a low profile

having cold feet

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Adjective

Existing in a latent or dormant state

compartmentalised^UK

compartmentalized^US

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Adjective

Not excessively showy or lively

dark-coloured^UK

dark-colored^US

in the background

delicately complex

hardly noticeable

hardly detectable

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Adjective

Stiff or formal in behaviour or style

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

uncompanionable

self-controlled

depersonalized^US

self-restrained

depersonalised^UK

strictly business

putting on airs

nondiscriminatory

keeping people at arm's length

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Adjective

Lacking strength of character to follow one's own principles

chicken-hearted

hemming and hawing

chicken-livered

easily frightened

lacking courage

shilly-shallying

having cold feet

sitting on the fence

blowing hot and cold

disorganized^US

afraid of one's own shadow

disorganised^UK

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

without a will of your own

afraid of one's shadow

lacking feeling

lacking assurance

lacking self-confidence

approval-seeking

not self-assured

lacking in confidence

lacking confidence

lacking in vitality

out of condition

out of training

having the willies

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Adjective

Pleasant and amicable in nature

Adjective

Of or pertaining to fatalism

with the patience of Job

self-restrained

self-controlled

cool, calm and collected

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