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What is another word for
passive
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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
Lacking strength of character to follow one's own principles
Pleasant and amicable in nature
Lacking friendliness or emotion in manner or behavior
Having the ability to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering
Passive
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Adjective
▲
Accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance
acquiescent
submissive
compliant
yielding
docile
obedient
tractable
resigned
meek
pliant
deferential
unassertive
unresisting
malleable
tolerant
complaisant
pliable
unresistant
subdued
forbearing
nonresistant
lamblike
quiet
resistless
tolerating
supine
receptive
quiescent
enduring
long-suffering
non-resistant
biddable
amenable
accommodating
dutiful
willing
manageable
obliging
conformable
tame
humble
subservient
law-abiding
agreeable
obsequious
governable
mild
servile
controllable
persuadable
persuasible
cooperative
duteous
obeisant
bootlicking
longanimous
self-effacing
gentle
patient
ductile
timid
manipulable
ingratiating
abject
soft
teachable
easy
milky
conforming
under the thumb
under one's thumb
adaptable
slavish
grovelling
UK
fawning
spiritless
flexible
uncomplaining
peaceable
accepting
nonresisting
unprotesting
sycophantic
complying
menial
unassuming
self-abasing
respectful
cringing
faithful
unquestioning
docious
groveling
US
easily handled
well-behaved
downtrodden
cowering
subject
in one's pocket
in one's power
in one's clutches
at beck and call
game
conformist
consenting
consentient
assentient
accordant
truckling
snivelling
UK
assenting
acceding
agreeing
approving
trusting
gullible
workable
dancing
sniveling
US
toadying
impressionable
convincible
at one's mercy
a slave to
modest
suggestible
acquiescing
suasible
assentive
susceptive
peaceful
easily swayed
ready
easily persuaded
demure
reverential
orderly
unpretentious
easygoing
regardful
mellow
disciplined
good
cool
Uriah Heepish
attentive
usable
childlike
complacent
devoted
venerating
loyal
easily influenced
observant
laid-back
honoring
US
sheeplike
hearsome
agentic
honouring
UK
weak-kneed
easily manipulated
lenient
well-trained
under control
well disciplined
well trained
down-to-earth
unambitious
diffident
unobtrusive
wrapped around finger
on a string
dominated
browbeaten
subjugated
bullied
oppressed
intimidated
repressed
nagged
constrained
uxorious
non-resisting
henpecked
led by the nose
tied to someone's apron strings
subjected to nagging
ground down
wife-ridden
under someone's heel
treated like dirt
without a mind of one's own
in fear of one's partner
spineless
domesticated
obeying
bowing down
comformable
giving-in
kowtowing
subordinate
surrendering
amiable
placable
lowly
trainable
disciplinable
handleable
responsive
susceptible
influenceable
polite
courteous
helpful
indulgent
reverent
easy-going
decent
considerate
civil
friendly
well behaved
civilized
US
like putty in your hands
deferent
happy
conciliatory
forthcoming
mannerly
civilised
UK
thoughtful
moldable
go-with-the-flow
supple
transformable
bendy
generous
easily led
eager to please
well-mannered
neighbourly
UK
eager to help
eager
restrained
keen
good-natured
neighborly
US
well-disposed
glad
tameable
proper
enthusiastic
tamable
weak
nonviolent
willing to please
trained
amendable
dedicated
kind
forgiving
disposed
filial
kindly
changeable
unwarlike
seemly
decorous
useful
unselfish
accommodative
non-violent
open
calm
pleasant
tranquil
peace-loving
cheerful
supportive
favorable
US
nonbelligerent
favourable
UK
charitable
sympathetic
glad to be of assistance
genial
affable
well mannered
diplomatic
willing to help
weak-willed
even-tempered
rolls with punches
putty in one's hands
good-tempered
good-humored
US
good-humoured
UK
feeble-minded
acceptive
well-disciplined
loving
ungrudging
following
bendable
submitting
compromising
spongy
untroublesome
awed
mouldable
stoical
credulous
onside
ingratiatory
accessible
companionable
willing to compromise
conscientious
plastic
unformed
inexperienced
concurring
solicitous
worshipful
open to change
solid
honourable
UK
virtuous
honorable
US
righteous
responsible
encourageable
mindful
stoic
punctilious
rolling with punches
shy
cowed
obligatory
binding
sequacious
well brought up
well-brought-up
instructable
instructible
peacekeeping
moral
ethical
selfless
sheepish
supplicatory
with the patience of Job
educable
guidable
in accord
in agreement
controlled
incumbent on
timorous
hesitant
tentative
apprehensive
fearful
adjustable
variable
pacific
mim
self-conscious
alterable
ruly
benevolent
placid
amicable
modifiable
pacifist
hospitable
magnanimous
coachable
pusillanimous
fluid
non-aggressive
non-combative
non-belligerent
inoffensive
conflict-free
dovish
understanding
sweet
gracious
nice
pacifistic
versatile
lawful
cordial
bighearted
breezy
altruistic
moderate
warmhearted
at peace
weak-minded
mutable
irenic
dovelike
serene
anti-war
still
softie
marshmallow
handy
restful
undisturbed
balmy
well disposed
warm-hearted
good-hearted
kind-hearted
favourably disposed
user friendly
on tap
on deck
ordered
pacificatory
yellow-bellied
without guts
elastic
inclined
prepared
pleased
content
set
predisposed
prone
desirous
zealous
one
fain
minded
in favour
UK
so minded
so-minded
of a mind
in favor
US
in the mood
like-minded
nothing loath
in accord with
more ❯
“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
inactive
uninvolved
detached
noninterventionist
reactive
hands off
hands-off
non-active
non-participating
non-participative
apathetic
unassertive
submissive
laissez-faire
distant
remote
laid-back
“The mayor has taken a
passive
role in regard to the accreditation of probation departments.”
Adjective
▲
Inactive or still, without motion
dormant
immobile
inactive
inert
still
motionless
static
stationary
unmoving
quiescent
stock-still
at rest
idle
unresponsive
unreactive
impassive
phlegmatic
numb
paralyzed
US
paralysed
UK
lifeless
frozen
fixed
standing
stagnant
inanimate
nonmoving
stopped
unstirring
immobilized
US
halted
immovable
parked
stalled
deadlocked
immobilised
UK
stabile
stuck
rigid
sticky
like a statue
standing still
rooted to the spot
not moving
at a standstill
not moving a muscle
transfixed
dead
torpid
stable
at a halt
immotile
unmoved
unmovable
steadfast
pat
nailed down
without moving
as if turned to stone
moored
unmoveable
anchored
nailed
permanent
not active
perfectly still
steady
as if rooted to the spot
statue-like
without moving a muscle
dead still
sessile
fixed to the spot
at a stop
nonreactive
firm
petrified
deathly still
more ❯
“There is an equilibrium between active molecules and
passive
molecules at a given temperature.”
Adjective
▲
Showing little or no feeling or emotion
emotionless
impassive
detached
dispassionate
indifferent
passionless
remote
unconcerned
undemonstrative
unemotional
unmoved
unresponsive
aloof
apathetic
calm
lifeless
phlegmatic
cool
disinterested
flat
stolid
unflappable
unreceptive
laid-back
poker-faced
stoical
stoic
numb
impassible
affectless
cold-blooded
cold
unfeeling
lazy
resigned
uncaring
unambitious
lethargic
defeatist
frigid
expressionless
uninvolved
insensitive
dry
fatalistic
philosophical
uninterested
listless
sluggish
torpid
inert
supine
blah
placid
heavy
unaspiring
dull
unexcitable
unenterprising
deadpan
matter-of-fact
unassertive
unthrusting
inexpressive
unsympathetic
vacant
catatonic
empty
blank
wooden
bovine
imperturbable
sober
inactive
philosophic
groggy
desensitized
US
lymphatic
tranquil
uncompassionate
self-controlled
nonresponsive
desensitised
UK
along for the ride
unloving
unapproachable
withdrawn
neutral
restrained
icy
distant
impartial
cold-hearted
ardorless
chilly
thick-skinned
impervious
impotent
inhibited
rigid
stiff
repellent
unbending
unromantic
forbidding
formal
frosty
cold-shoulder
austere
loveless
lackadaisical
languid
lukewarm
insensible
pococurante
bored
callous
untouched
Laodicean
draggy
unmotivated
droopy
moony
wimpy
dispirited
unenthusiastic
blasé
half-hearted
non-committal
could care less
what the hell
couldn't care less
don't give a damn
doesn't care
more ❯
“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
lackadaisical
indifferent
apathetic
listless
lazy
lethargic
sluggish
unconcerned
uninterested
careless
languid
casual
slothful
indolent
insouciant
lax
torpid
spiritless
languorous
inert
disinterested
inattentive
idle
enervated
unenthusiastic
impassive
limp
uncaring
offhand
slapdash
lukewarm
leisurely
relaxed
dull
pococurante
shiftless
languishing
feeble
passionless
incurious
dreamy
easygoing
energyless
fainéant
Laodicean
abstracted
bloodless
halfhearted
aimless
faineant
moony
daydreaming
romantic
sentimental
laid-back
half-hearted
slap-happy
laid back
laissez-faire
easy going
spring fever
inactive
slow
sleepy
slack
lifeless
phlegmatic
heavy
supine
slow-moving
drowsy
laggard
dilatory
stagnant
dormant
somnolent
leaden
unenergetic
lackluster
US
lacklustre
UK
cool
tired
unresponsive
perfunctory
unmoved
tardy
lymphatic
lagging
weak
comatose
dopey
flat
slumberous
irresolute
fatigued
procrastinating
ponderous
quiescent
draggy
tepid
blah
plodding
dawdling
measured
creeping
slow-going
emotionless
crawling
tame
weary
deliberate
snaillike
easy
delaying
moderate
loitering
do-nothing
neutral
tortoiselike
postponing
cursory
static
quiet
unemotional
slow-paced
snoozy
blasé
unfeeling
depressed
superficial
bored
gradual
dozy
insensible
slow-footed
dead
hebetudinous
detached
reluctant
dispassionate
exhausted
subdued
unwilling
negligent
stolid
nonchalant
regardless
narcotic
unimpressed
unhurried
unexcited
heedless
otiose
dallying
debilitated
stupefied
motionless
unenthused
wimpy
stagnating
declining
out of it
remiss
without energy
dying
moribund
sedentary
what the hell
could care less
couldn't care less
don't give a damn
sluggardly
yawny
stupid
stuporous
down
logy
neurasthenic
asthenic
unconvincing
work-shy
desultory
weakly
lame
cold
uneager
vigourless
vacant
meager
US
paltry
loafing
taking your time
mopish
effete
faint
meagre
UK
being lazy
absent
bone idle
uninvolved
numb
stoic
characterless
vegetating
insensitive
benumbed
callous
untouched
unproductive
burned out
somnific
flagging
spent
paralyzed
US
sodden
latent
paralysed
UK
lacking energy
not enthusiastic
damp
neglectful
wooden
uncurious
out
gentle
steady
sedate
drugged
tortoise-like
unrushed
labored
US
laboured
UK
comfortable
undemanding
derelict
hibernating
unimpassioned
inefficient
slipshod
pokey
dragging
leaden-footed
snail-paced
poking
poky
snail-like
dillydallying
vegged out
out to lunch
out cold
procrastinative
incompetent
laggy
lollygagging
late
behindhand
disregardful
delinquent
disorganized
US
neglecting
sloppy
disorderly
droopy
meek
imperceptible
drowsing
fallow
immobile
disorganised
UK
slovenly
workshy
unprofessional
permissive
low
remote
inanimate
indecisive
lumpish
lacking in vitality
withdrawn
asleep at the wheel
clinical
cavalier
negative
easy-going
sluggard
just watching the clock
not giving a damn
asleep on the job
effortless
flippant
carefree
disimpassioned
sleepyheaded
bovine
mooney
lacking in energy
off
half asleep
drippy
heavy-eyed
unmotivated
sleepyhead
devil-may-care
unmoving
nebbish
stretchy
happy-go-lucky
having spring fever
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking vigor, vitality, or excitement
lifeless
dull
boring
flat
uninteresting
insipid
tedious
dry
dreary
lacklustre
UK
monotonous
bland
lackluster
US
uninspiring
drab
unexciting
colourless
UK
wearisome
uninspired
spiritless
prosaic
characterless
colorless
US
heavy
apathetic
listless
torpid
blah
wooden
lustreless
draggy
lethargic
sluggish
lusterless
stiff
emotionless
nothing
prosy
static
mechanical
cold
slothful
expressionless
hollow
inexpressive
joyless
lank
soulless
spent
lacking vitality
two-dimensional
vapid
tame
humdrum
stale
tiresome
unimaginative
pedestrian
commonplace
jejune
ho-hum
stodgy
slow
mundane
leaden
arid
trite
tiring
jading
sterile
ponderous
wishy-washy
stuffy
banal
drudging
wearying
weary
feeble
numbing
anaemic
UK
monochromatic
old
run-of-the-mill
stupid
mind-numbing
weak
routine
tired
anemic
US
uneventful
dusty
bloodless
dead
limp
unremarkable
passionless
unanimated
vacuous
ordinary
lame
vanilla
barren
bromidic
nondescript
ho hum
unstimulating
plain
dry as dust
pallid
unfeeling
zestless
hackneyed
workaday
unvaried
unoriginal
dim
plodding
mediocre
half-hearted
featureless
unemotional
nowhere
repetitious
matter-of-fact
common
zero
derivative
undistinguished
everyday
dull as dishwater
vacant
dullsville
inane
quotidian
impersonal
indifferent
weariful
samey
muted
conventional
platitudinous
unexceptional
ineffective
depressing
watery
pathetic
ineffectual
inoffensive
repetitive
unvarying
milk-and-water
antiseptic
pabulum
soporific
unenthusiastic
gray
US
grey
UK
deadly
middle-of-the-road
plain vanilla
dreich
desiccated
sleepy
desolate
quiet
languid
lukewarm
dismal
usual
tasteless
lackadaisical
soul-destroying
irksome
plebeian
empty
uncreative
sombre
UK
uninterested
innocuous
flat tire
tepid
halfhearted
inert
stagnant
monochrome
etiolated
fatiguing
yawnsome
non-stimulating
somber
US
unlively
unentertaining
unenjoyable
lacking variety
run of the mill
lacking excitement
lacking interest
no great shakes
nothing to write home about
dispiriting
common or garden
big yawn
bleak
powerless
subdued
poor
unresponsive
average
threadbare
unexcited
futile
well-worn
inadequate
puny
uninventive
flavourless
UK
unadventurous
derived
pointless
perfunctory
unmemorable
impassive
unpalatable
unimpressed
flavorless
US
interminable
enervated
cool
normal
pale
driveling
US
unmoved
fruitless
meager
US
drivelling
UK
inhuman
deadly dull
sapless
unromantic
unpassioned
unspirited
hacky
comatose
meagre
UK
corny
yawn
square
deadening
bog-standard
unrelieved
laborious
ornery
unchanging
sad
lacking variation
neutral
turgid
prolix
namby-pamby
banausic
white-bread
toneless
not up to much
dull as ditchwater
monotone
garden-variety
gloomy
deep
glum
dingy
dark
cheerless
a dime a dozen
forlorn
shadowy
tenebrous
miserable
depressive
macabre
funereal
depressed
lonely
grim
dolorous
morbid
unimpassioned
second-rate
inferior
bummer
drag
cloying
drear
moth-eaten
bomb
stereotyped
dry-as-dust
frail
lacking in vitality
earthbound
stock
unconvincing
musty
predictable
unartistic
slack
drippy
anodyne
mindless
heavy-handed
reluctant
dispassionate
unimpressive
lacking personality
lacking charisma
flaccid
frigid
uniform
backward
mechanistic
dowdy
mat
unexpressive
matte
dulled
laboured
UK
weakly
overlong
sleeping
backwoods
day-to-day
downcast
pedantic
insensible
lazy
raw
wintry
US
sorrowful
damp
oppressive
windy
dormant
labored
US
worn-out
wintery
UK
impotent
vigourless
customary
typical
regular
cardboard
unseasoned
whitebread
blind
one-horse
least
Milquetoast
old hat
phoned in
dragging
enervating
mortal
exhausting
poky
snooze
unwilling
irresolute
paltry
blasé
OK
endless
treadmill
garden variety
behind the times
truistic
standard
inactive
motionless
useless
dead-and-alive
lead balloon
not fun
long-drawn-out
so-so
half-pie
humourless
UK
humorless
US
desultory
uneager
offhand
unconcerned
simple
not so hot
vain
profitless
terrestrial
lowly
unenthused
robotic
machinelike
unrewarding
straightforward
unobjectionable
businesslike
unembellished
unadorned
harmless
deadpan
mainstream
clean
safe
diluted
unproductive
worthless
disinterested
standard-issue
cut-and-dried
cut-and-dry
debilitated
nitty-gritty
aimless
valueless
unprofitable
purposeless
boiled down
without punch
stereotypical
otiose
unavailing
unsuccessful
bootless
inefficacious
abortive
overused
nerveless
unfruitful
unfilled
unprolific
clear
timeworn
lacking feeling
naff
passé
cliched
unappealing
undistinctive
overworked
clichéd
cornball
shopworn
familiar
middling
set
time-worn
hack
played out
hokey
habitual
general
unnoteworthy
worn out
forgettable
familiar tune
accustomed
fair
traditional
worn
warmed-over
cliché
exhausted
bathetic
drained
mildewed
chain
stereotypic
platitudinal
passable
run-of-the-mine
overdone
run-of-mine
wonted
medium
ready-made
used-up
tolerable
frequent
prevailing
prevalent
established
dime-store
household
second-class
ubiquitous
insignificant
adequate
garden
popular
nothing special
unpretentious
natural
generic
modest
amateur
amateurish
settled
fair-to-middling
dime-a-dozen
cliche
moderate
not much cop
hoary
homespun
orthodox
expected
hackney
bog standard
nothing to get excited about
obligatory
cobwebby
not very good
formulaic
inconspicuous
basic
decent
plastic
homely
daily
bush-league
okay
fairish
fixed
humble
typic
antiquated
obsolete
par for the course
fair to middling
ten a penny
long-winded
fuddy-duddy
suburban
accepted
mean
recognized
US
intermediate
well worn
unprepossessing
current
trivial
characteristic
inconsequential
acknowledged
going
unimportant
domestic
chronic
meh
not bad
boilerplate
regulation
universal
staple
recognised
UK
immaterial
O.K.
archetypal
archetypical
middle of the road
proverbial
all right
methodical
of no consequence
sedate
staid
usual thing
long
prosing
pompous
menial
workday
formalistic
unspecial
acceptable
outdated
annoying
irritating
classic
practical
wordy
in-between
blending into the background
outmoded
unpoetic
literal
unspectacular
anonymous
unnoticeable
tripe
soft
jake
boresome
vexatious
respectable
stilted
silly
out-of-date
periodic
beige
old-hat
serviceable
family
casual
informal
enough
passé
nebbish
tenuous
slight
played-out
old-chestnut
old-saw
scheduled
unfateful
indecisive
noneventful
inconclusive
good
satisfactory
standardized
US
standardised
UK
recurrent
vieux jeu
antwacky
two a penny
orderly
no big deal
out of the ark
cut and dried
forced
known
repeated
representative
seasonal
plain-Jane
unextraordinary
off-the-shelf
irrelevant
inconsiderable
reiterated
cliché-ridden
samely
monotonic
unchanged
run-of-the mill
no-frills
true
piddling
not amounting to much
clinical
uninviting
meaningless
whatever
canonical
well-known
acquainted
overall
without variety
indistinctive
all the same
sing-song
flat as pancake
unpleasant
unattractive
disagreeable
unsophisticated
puts one to sleep
of little consequence
of little importance
not worth mentioning
of no importance
of no great concern
of no account
ruling
collective
one-size-fits-all
recognizable
US
recurring
majority
shared
admitted
pervasive
public
common variety
well known
native
recognisable
UK
time-honored
widespread
acquired
honored
US
institutional
faceless
monolithic
rife
constant
honoured
UK
vulgar
received
grind
boiler plate
well established
widely held
matter-of-course
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking sufficient power or strength
powerless
weak
impotent
helpless
ineffective
ineffectual
incapable
hamstrung
feeble
impuissant
useless
inadequate
handcuffed
unfit
paralysed
UK
paralyzed
US
unable
debilitated
vulnerable
incapacitated
inert
defenceless
UK
prostrate
defenseless
US
frail
strengthless
dependent
supine
unarmed
resistless
hog-tied
without power
not able
high and dry
with no say
out of gas
over a barrel
worthless
incompetent
futile
inefficacious
unproductive
fruitless
unsuccessful
unavailing
unprofitable
vain
hopeless
profitless
abortive
bootless
inept
empty
barren
otiose
pointless
toothless
forceless
pathetic
idle
lame
failed
nugatory
inefficient
inferior
to no avail
no good
feckless
inutile
paltry
unfruitful
inexpedient
unfructuous
lacking
compromised
non-successful
disadvantaged
to no effect
lousy
puny
inapt
disadvantageous
purposeless
diminished
restrained
weakened
restricted
counterproductive
poor
inoperative
baulked
UK
bad
null
thwarted
unfitted
foiled
anticlimactic
void
indecisive
inexpert
frustrated
withered
in vain
balked
US
unskilful
unproficient
unsatisfactory
unequal
limited
to no purpose
wanting
deficient
unqualified
without success
defective
not good enough
edentulous
hapless
unpowerful
dud
bungled
emasculated
needy
rotten
bungling
paper tiger
weakly
shiftless
disabled
pinned
needful
reliant
unskillful
unskilled
with hands tied
up creek without paddle
basket-case
destitute
bereft
a dead loss
bum
inproficient
lacking ability
unsuitable
noneffective
clingy
petty
without resources
in difficulties
without assistance
without help
sterile
desperate
clinging
misfired
ill-suited
incompatible
broken
flimsy
junk
inconvenient
not proper
insufficient
incommodious
unadvantageous
inconsistent
improper
inadmissible
inappropriate
unsuited
trivial
hollow
unimportant
trifling
senseless
time-wasting
no-win
misleading
slight
unnotable
insignificant
frivolous
delusory
delusive
amateurish
going nowhere
in vicious circle
not a prayer
on a treadmill
substandard
imperfect
faulty
duff
not up to scratch
not much chop
not up to snuff
no great shakes
leaving much to be desired
not much cop
defeasible
innocuous
neutralized
US
neutralised
UK
no-go
not effective
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Timid in character, or generally lacking in self-confidence
fearful
timid
shy
timorous
diffident
nervous
unassertive
apprehensive
retiring
hesitant
shrinking
meek
mousy
unconfident
unassured
sheepish
insecure
skittish
uncertain
mousey
scary
tremulous
anxious
fainthearted
submissive
fearsome
jittery
jumpy
nervy
pusillanimous
antsy
rabbity
quivery
self-conscious
lacking confidence
lacking self-confidence
lacking assurance
lacking in confidence
faint-hearted
not self-assured
not confident
self-doubting
unsure
self-effacing
unforthcoming
introverted
inhibited
weak
worried
approval-seeking
ill at ease
unassuming
bashful
modest
backward
humble
aw-shucks
reserved
withdrawn
reticent
quiet
demure
coy
recessive
unpretentious
unobtrusive
restrained
blushing
lowly
reluctant
silent
embarrassed
wary
shamefaced
unpresuming
suspicious
chary
mild
withdrawing
down-to-earth
simple
constrained
plain
unresponsive
abashed
secretive
unpretending
unostentatious
temperate
retired
mim
overmodest
inconspicuous
doubting
undemonstrative
reclusive
unsociable
introvert
nice
distrustful
unaggressive
media-shy
ineffectual
close
costive
prudish
uncommunicative
taciturn
docile
apologetic
verecund
recoiling
blushful
discreet
unboastful
indeterminate
pale
colourless
UK
colorless
US
uneasy
low-key
subdued
chaste
easily embarrassed
proper
seemly
unnoticeable
low-profile
deferential
unaffected
moderate
resigned
prudent
irresolute
spiritless
feeble
uptight
unemotional
natural
uncomfortable
guarded
keeping a low profile
self-deprecating
distant
standoffish
secret
seclusive
private
eremitic
cold
self-deprecatory
anchoritic
hermitic
eremitical
ingenuous
passionless
ordinary
genuine
artless
unaffable
unexpansive
nongregarious
soft-spoken
tongue-tied
hung up
not forward
prim
unambitious
gutless
yellow
spineless
intimidated
afraid
lily-livered
wimpy
frightened
cowed
cowering
cowardly
having cold feet
unpoised
ashamed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Existing in a latent or dormant state
suppressed
latent
dormant
repressed
hidden
concealed
lurking
quiescent
inherent
subconscious
unexpressed
unrealized
unrevealed
veiled
secret
underlying
inert
unconscious
smouldering
UK
smoldering
US
buried
covert
idle
innermost
unacknowledged
intrinsic
vestigial
forgotten
submerged
covered up
undiscovered
untapped
sleeping
immanent
unfulfilled
abeyant
tacit
unseen
unapparent
undeveloped
invisible
masked
unexposed
inactive
quiet
subliminal
potential
prepatent
inner
deep
inmost
unidentified
stifled
mental
restrained
unbeknown
unknown
smothered
bottled up
muffled
unbeknownst
unrecognized
US
unintentional
underthreshold
blocked
unrecognised
UK
compartmentalised
UK
compartmentalized
US
indiscernible
imperceptible
suspended
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not excessively showy or lively
subdued
restrained
quiet
sober
sombre
UK
somber
US
lifeless
repressed
dull
grave
inactive
low-keyed
pensive
serious
spiritless
tempered
understated
withdrawn
chastened
conservative
unflashy
controlled
muted
unpretentious
inobtrusive
low-key
toned-down
discreet
unobtrusive
inconspicuous
unostentatious
subtle
modest
unassuming
unnoticeable
downbeat
simple
toned down
soft
reserved
plain
tasteful
low-profile
played down
invisible
minimalist
conventional
unspectacular
unfussy
circumspect
relaxed
demure
unglamorous
bland
unremarkable
self-effacing
unshowy
soft-pedaled
dark
pale
straight
square
severe
out of sight
in the background
drab
traditional
unadventurous
staid
austere
light
dark-coloured
UK
mild
neutral
flat
tame
dark-colored
US
softened
muffled
lacklustre
UK
ordinary
nondescript
lackluster
US
easygoing
modulated
loose
laid-back
played-down
retiring
easy-going
soft-sell
meek
humble
bashful
shrinking
timid
timorous
shy
diffident
unconfident
introverted
unaggressive
reticent
insecure
introvert
unpresuming
unforthcoming
unassertive
mousy
keeping a low profile
mellow
lusterless
dim
delicate
pastel
lowered
shaded
faint
lustreless
gentle
moderated
dreary
faded
unlustrous
soft-hued
stifled
hushed
moderate
dusty
dulled
unimposing
unpresumptuous
unpretending
folksy
uncomplex
unbeautified
homely
unembellished
unaffected
matt
nonglossy
vague
indistinct
imperceptible
slight
matte
unsubstantial
indefinite
negligible
insinuated
indirect
suggestive
feeble
enervated
washed out
delicately complex
hardly noticeable
hardly detectable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking strength of character to follow one's own principles
weak
irresolute
indecisive
spineless
unassertive
cowardly
fickle
gutless
impotent
ineffectual
meek
timid
weak-willed
craven
dithering
faltering
ineffective
inept
soft
spiritless
tame
useless
wishy-washy
effete
fallible
indeterminate
invertebrate
nerveless
pathetic
powerless
pusillanimous
timorous
undetermined
vacillating
wavering
weakling
characterless
chicken-hearted
corruptible
faint-hearted
hemming and hawing
lily-livered
limp-wristed
milk-and-water
namby-pamby
supine
undependable
unreliable
unsure
waffling
weak-kneed
wet
yellow
yellow-bellied
yielding
chicken
easily led
wimpy
wimpish
feeble
frail
weakened
fearful
sissy
candy-assed
cowering
recreant
poor-spirited
boneless
chicken-livered
shrinking
sissified
quaking
pigeon-hearted
submissive
afraid
dastardly
trembling
unheroic
chickenhearted
nervous
enervated
poltroon
hesitant
milk-livered
wussy
frightened
scared
apprehensive
tentative
abject
shy
listless
fainthearted
doubtful
weedy
insipid
uncertain
diffident
jittery
weak-minded
retiring
anxious
equivocating
limp
languid
uncommitted
halting
unmanly
caitiff
undecided
panicky
pigeonhearted
dismayed
cowed
lacking courage
impressionable
infirm
cringey
unenthusiastic
hesitating
unresolved
vapid
debilitated
daunted
easily frightened
compliant
jejune
mediocre
sapless
base
pithless
mousy
half-hearted
sookie
cowhearted
backward
worthless
mousey
skittish
tremulous
milksoppish
feckless
intimidated
cringing
white-livered
paper tiger
no guts
running scared
changeable
having the willies
teetering
divided
ambivalent
fluctuating
insecure
torn
shaky
unassured
iffy
shilly-shallying
unstable
having cold feet
in two minds
sitting on the fence
in a quandary
in a dilemma
blowing hot and cold
inadequate
passionless
simpering
colourless
UK
colorless
US
petrified
coward
jumpy
feart
easily scared
nervy
unexcited
mean-spirited
pliable
epicene
daft
nerdy
spooked
niddering
swishy
snowflake
poltroonish
funky
coy
errant
imperfect
erring
flawed
resistless
stumbling
lifeless
inert
equivocal
ignoble
emasculated
disorganized
US
lame
afraid of one's own shadow
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
squeamish
gentle
browbeaten
Milquetoast
capricious
bullied
unnerved
forceless
emasculate
scary
fearsome
unfit
disorganised
UK
flabby
pussyfooting
weak of mind
waxen
uneventful
astraddle
unclear
hot and cold
of two minds
on the fence
without a will of your own
afraid of one's shadow
slack-spined
apathetic
indifferent
lacking feeling
unconfident
persuasible
persuadable
bloodless
wooden
languorous
self-conscious
self-doubting
lacking assurance
lacking self-confidence
approval-seeking
not confident
not self-assured
lacking in confidence
lacking confidence
unimpassioned
obedient
draggy
unmoved
subdued
tractable
unconcerned
droopy
biddable
slothful
acquiescent
low
dopey
inanimate
deferential
feeble-minded
unresisting
lacking in vitality
unprotesting
without guts
unsteady
reverent
unsettled
doubting
changing
halfhearted
wobbly
on-the-fence
in doubt
full of doubt
hot-and-cold
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Pleasant and amicable in nature
non-confrontational
unconfrontational
agreeable
compromising
nonaggressive
nonbelligerent
noncombative
noncontentious
peaceful
unargumentative
amicable
friendly
gentle
peaceable
pacific
pacifist
pacifistic
irenic
peace-loving
nonviolent
resistant
quiet
without violence
unwarlike
dovish
placatory
non-aggressive
non-combative
non-belligerent
diplomatic
placating
conflict-free
non-violent
bloodless
peacemaking
anti-war
dovelike
neutralist
harmonious
mellow
sociable
without hostility
placid
moderate
amiable
free from strife
calm
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking friendliness or emotion in manner or behavior
frigid
unfriendly
unsympathetic
uncordial
clammy
brittle
antiseptic
frozen
forbidding
steely
aloof
flinty
distant
unfeeling
unsmiling
cold
stiff
austere
stony
unemotional
unresponsive
remote
unsociable
standoffish
offish
unapproachable
formal
reserved
indifferent
inhospitable
unbending
uncongenial
unwelcoming
wooden
unneighbourly
hostile
impersonal
lukewarm
icy
passionless
unenthusiastic
lifeless
rigid
repellent
unloving
cold-blooded
cold-eyed
hard-eyed
cold-hearted
stand-offish
cold as ice
cold-shoulder
frosty
cool
chilly
glacial
wintery
UK
wintry
US
gelid
chill
coldish
arctic
emotionless
stern
withdrawn
dispassionate
severe
fierce
detached
haughty
spiritless
disdainful
apathetic
grim
dour
grave
serious
gruff
intimidating
ungentle
louring
stark
rough
lowering
uncommunicative
impassive
rugged
flat
supercilious
antisocial
unclubbable
asocial
dull
standoff
deadpan
dry
blank
inexpressive
buttoned-up
vacant
insipid
dead
toneless
inhuman
sober
disapproving
sombre
UK
somber
US
frowning
glowering
menacing
strait-laced
grim-faced
stilted
iced
antagonistic
inapproachable
inimical
unamicable
ungenial
reptilian
off-putting
hard
curt
affectless
undemonstrative
phlegmatic
inaccessible
seclusive
contemptuous
withering
unaffable
hardhearted
prim
stony-hearted
insensitive
cold-faced
unsocial
uncompanionable
glazed
uncharitable
uninvolved
unhappy
unneighborly
solitary
hateful
depressing
numb
earnest
torpid
inert
unmoved
asleep
hollow
benumbed
numbed
callous
expressionless
overbearing
tight-lipped
unpleasant
wicked
hardened
anesthetized
US
glassy
senseless
poker-faced
solemn
still
paralyzed
US
anaesthetised
UK
paralysed
UK
soulless
mechanical
unanimated
stuffy
uninspired
mean-looking
matter-of-fact
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having the ability to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering
patient
forbearing
stoical
accommodating
calm
resigned
tolerant
composed
understanding
long-suffering
stoic
uncomplaining
considerate
indulgent
unflappable
cool
enduring
even-tempered
forgiving
imperturbable
quiet
serene
unexcitable
easygoing
easy-going
kind
lenient
mild
persevering
persistent
philosophical
accepting
equanimous
gentle
inexcitable
longanimous
mild-tempered
restrained
self-possessed
submissive
tranquil
unruffled
untiring
easy
fortitudinous
good-natured
impassive
philosophic
self-controlled
self-restrained
with the patience of Job
sympathetic
compassionate
charitable
benevolent
merciful
generous
gracious
kindly
humane
magnanimous
thoughtful
tender
caring
amiable
helpful
liberal
warmhearted
soft-hearted
kind-hearted
permissive
clement
warm
benignant
unemotional
phlegmatic
mellow
tender-hearted
dispassionate
tenderhearted
softhearted
fatalistic
kindhearted
warm-hearted
good-hearted
compliant
acquiescent
beneficent
pitying
benign
soft
altruistic
obliging
decent
sparing
bighearted
collected
well-disposed
unperturbed
placid
concerned
selfless
equable
sedate
friendly
moderate
sober
detached
nonplussed
rational
logical
agreeable
realistic
practical
temperate
supportive
pardoning
pleasant
neighbourly
UK
genial
nice
affable
sensitive
condoning
good
amicable
cordial
cool, calm and collected
loving
cheerful
unselfish
feeling
neighborly
US
sweet
responsive
approachable
good-tempered
good-humoured
UK
good-humored
US
stolid
indifferent
indomitable
meek
deferential
docile
humanitarian
soft-shell
ruthful
pitiful
living with
being big
empathetic
chivalrous
big
going easy on
going easy with
fatherly
bleeding heart
heart in right place
all heart
well meaning
motherly
appreciative
sympathising
UK
sympathizing
US
lax
loving and giving
perceptive
lovable
personable
overindulgent
congenial
lovely
complaisant
happy
breezy
empathic
commiserating
human
reassuring
comprehending
condoling
nonjudgmental
marshmallow
softie
likeable
UK
profound
deep
learned
free
amenable
well disposed
willing to please
favourably disposed
prepossessing
winsome
delightful
unpresumptuous
charming
unassuming
engaging
placable
mushy
simpatico
reasonable
sweet-natured
companionable
barley-sugar
as nice as pie
big-hearted
likable
US
sociable
goodhearted
winning
appealing
taking
mild-mannered
enchanting
large-hearted
captivating
affectionate
sweet-tempered
harmless
light
flexible
approving
undemanding
willing to forgive
non-restrictive
broad-minded
laissez-faire
live-and-let-live
open-minded
mollycoddling
pampering
spoiling
favourable
UK
favorable
US
excusing
sentimental
allowing
yielding
permitting
unprejudiced
relaxed
philanthropic
uncritical
unjudgemental
humoring
US
humouring
UK
bleeding-heart
accommodative
overpermissive
going along with
able to live with
fond
generous to a fault
favoring
US
emollient
assuaging
assuasive
letting
cooperative
favouring
UK
touchy-feely
non-judgemental
pliant
emotional
live with
balmy
civilized
US
deceivable
commiserative
dupable
accessible
righteous
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