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What is the adjective for passive?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs pacify, passivate, peace, passify, passivise, passivize and peacify which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

passive
  1. Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
  2. Taking no action.
  3. (grammar) Being in the passive voice.
  4. (finance) Not participating in management.
  5. (aviation) Without motive power.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. 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, agreeable, law-abiding, obsequious, governable, servile, controllable, persuadable, mild … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “An underacknowledged distinction in studies of legitimacy centers on whether the organization seeks active support or merely passive acquiescence.”
      “The mayor has taken a passive role in regard to the accreditation of probation departments.”
      “There is an equilibrium between active molecules and passive molecules at a given temperature.”
peaceful
  1. Not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil.
  2. Inclined to peace.
  3. Motionless and calm.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. calm, still, tranquil, restful, pleasant, soothing, placid, relaxing, serene, stilly, untroubled, arcadian, gentle, halcyon, undisturbed, chilled, lown, somnolent, free from disturbance, free from interference, free from interruption, free from strife, without problems, quiet, hushed, unruffled, pacific, relaxed, sleepy, calming, sedative, comforting, mild, tranquilizing, reposeful, tranquillizing, lulling, smooth, leisurely, comfortable, motionless, pacifying, narcotic, harmonious, tranquillising, dreamy, stress-free, inactive, idyllic, soporific … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The boy came racing down the street on his skateboard, disturbing the cat's peaceful afternoon.”
      “The loud festival was over, the crowds had left town, and the peaceful nights could resume again.”
      “The peaceful cove, hidden between steep cliffs, is one of the island's best-kept secrets.”
peaceable
  1. Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.). [from 14th c.]
  2. Characterized by peace; peaceful, tranquil. [from 14th c.]
  3. Synonyms:
      4. peaceful, pacific, nonviolent, friendly, amicable, harmonious, pacifistic, pacifist, disciplined, unwarlike, cordial, orderly, amiable, compliant, nonbelligerent, agreeable, gentle, irenic, quiet, placid, pacificatory, diplomatic, calm, conciliatory, affable, mild, dovish, easy, cooperative, dovelike, tranquil, easygoing, genial, civilised, civilized, meek, serene, civil, ruly, undisturbed, still, neighbourly, neighborly, inoffensive, restful, balmy, complacent, ordered, conflict-free, non-violent … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Reportedly, the otherwise peaceable crowd pelted him with plastic bottles and bran muffins.”
      “Most rattlesnakes are peaceable, retiring animals that flee for the underbrush when they encounter humans.”
      “Elections happen on time and votes are accurately counted and peaceable changes of government occur as a matter of unremarkable course.”
pacific
  1. Calm, peaceful.
  2. Preferring peace in nature; avoiding violence; not bellicose.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. conciliatory, appeasing, pacifying, mollifying, peacemaking, placatory, placating, propitiatory, conciliating, disarming, calming, pacificatory, soothing, irenic, comforting, diplomatic, mediating, neutral, nonviolent, relaxing, untroubled, propitiative, assuaging, placative, reconciliatory, peaceable, emollient, designed to please, willing, placid, civil, quiet, yielding, calm, so as to pour oil on troubled waters, make-up, pacifist, satisfying, pleasing, peaceful, pacifistic, gentle, mild, friendly, nonbelligerent, nonaggressive, dovish … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “During the negotiation, he adopted a pacific approach, seeking common ground and avoiding confrontational tactics.”
      “Gulls fluttered above the breakers, sentries at the entrance to this more pacific kingdom.”
      “He had a pacific demeanor that made everyone feel at ease in his presence.”
passivizable
  1. Which can be passivized, which can be made into the passive.
passivisable
  1. Which can be passivised, which can be made into the passive.
pacificatory
  1. Promoting peace; conciliatory. [from 16th c.]
  2. Synonyms:
      3. peaceable, peaceful, pacific, nonviolent, friendly, amicable, harmonious, pacifistic, pacifist, disciplined, unwarlike, cordial, orderly, amiable, compliant, nonbelligerent, agreeable, gentle, irenic, quiet, placid, diplomatic, calm, conciliatory, affable, mild, dovish, easy, cooperative, dovelike, tranquil, easygoing, genial, civilised, civilized, meek, serene, civil, ruly, undisturbed, still, neighbourly, neighborly, inoffensive, restful, balmy, complacent, ordered, conflict-free, non-violent … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “As there is no better harmonizer of differences than a good laugh, these laughter-provoking letters should serve a pacificatory purpose.”
      “However, it may be thought that unredressed torts would be regarded as a canker in society, and to that extent the law can still be regarded as having a pacificatory aim.”
      “It must be admitted that a great result has been obtained here merely by the adoption of pacificatory measures and proving that what we promise we actually perform.”
peaceless
  1. Without peace; not peaceful.
  2. Examples:
      3. “For you, little children, I am a gift of grace and love, which comes from God for this peaceless world.”
      “Today I call you all to pray for peace and to witness it in your families so that peace may become the highest treasure on this peaceless earth.”
      “Also in this peaceless time, I call you to prayer.”
pacifistic
  1. Of or pertaining to pacifism.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pacific, peaceful, pacifist, nonviolent, gentle, amicable, placid, mild, quiet, amiable, tranquil, conciliatory, pacificatory, still, calm, restful, irenic, neighbourly, neighborly, complacent, pacifical, peace-loving, peaceable, nonbelligerent, non-violent, conflict-free, dovish, harmonious, friendly, non-aggressive, non-combative, non-belligerent, unwarlike, orderly, nonaggressive, dovelike, diplomatic, anti-war, strife-free, without hostility, disciplined, serene, bloodless, passive, free from strife, equable, nonpolemical, irenical, nonpolemic, placatory … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The experiences of the liberal-democratic period can be used to prevent the re-emergence of these pacifistic illusions.”
      “The assumption that dancing is peaceful or pacifistic in nature needs to be explored further.”
      “Not long into the voyage, the ship is attacked by a peculiarly pacifistic band of pirates, who take the children on board their ship.”
passivistic
  1. Of or related to passivism.
pacifical
  1. Alternative form of pacific
  2. Synonyms:
      3. peaceful, pacific, placid, tranquil, pacifist, quiet, mild, gentle, amicable, still, amiable, conciliatory, pacifistic, restful, calm, nonviolent, pacificatory, neighbourly, neighborly, complacent, irenic, peace-loving, nonpolemical, nonpolemic, irenical, serene, halcyon, stilly, reposeful, storm-free, breezeless, stormless, windless, clear, balmy, clement, breathless, idyllic, somnolent, peaceable, nonbelligerent, non-violent, conflict-free, dovish, harmonious, friendly, non-aggressive, non-combative, non-belligerent, unwarlike … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Franklin set out to test Mr. Oswald's pacifical temperament, and his diplomatic acumen, by raising again the subject of Canada.”
peacefull
  1. Archaic form of peaceful.
  2. Examples:
      3. “From the top of Palazzo Guinigi, we could see a view of this peacefull town.”
      “He now lives a peacefull and happy life as an amputee with his supporting wife and family.”
      “Good for the body but also good for the spirit: I have never felt such a peacefull feeling after completing a route, in any other sport.”
pacifick
  1. Obsolete form of pacific.
pacifiable
  1. capable of being pacified
peacefuler
  1. comparative form of peaceful: more peaceful
peacefulest
  1. superlative form of peaceful: most peaceful
peacefuller
  1. comparative form of peaceful: more peaceful
  2. Synonyms:
      3. calmer, stiller, tranquiler, pleasanter, placider, stillier, gentler, lowner, more restful, more soothing, more relaxing, more serene, more untroubled, more arcadian, more halcyon, more undisturbed, more chilled, more somnolent, quieter, silenter, sleepier, more hushed, more noiseless, more soundless, more isolated, more secluded, more private, friendlier, more amicable, more cordial, more harmonious, more peaceable, more nonviolent, more disciplined, more orderly, more unwarlike, more sociable, securer, smoother, leveler, mellower, cooler, steadier, more composed, more unruffled … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “There is no employment quieter, peacefuller than that of a clerk in a haberdashery.”
peacefullest
  1. superlative form of peaceful: most peaceful
  2. Synonyms:
      3. calmest, stillest, tranquilest, pleasantest, placidest, stilliest, gentlest, lownest, most restful, most soothing, most relaxing, most serene, most untroubled, most arcadian, most halcyon, most undisturbed, most chilled, most somnolent, quietest, silentest, sleepiest, most hushed, most noiseless, most soundless, most isolated, most secluded, most private, friendliest, most amicable, most cordial, most harmonious, most peaceable, most nonviolent, most disciplined, most orderly, most unwarlike, most sociable, securest, smoothest, levelest, mellowest, coolest, steadiest, most composed, most unruffled … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “They said of him, about the city that night, that it was the peacefullest man's face ever beheld there. Many added that he looked sublime and prophetic.”
pacified
  1. simple past tense and past participle of pacify
  2. Synonyms:
      3. assuaged, calmed, mollified, allayed, placated, composed, lulled, stilled, quieted, quietened, quelled, softened, moderated, relaxed, propitiated, tempered, gentled, cooled, disarmed, sweetened, repressed, silenced, tamed, appeased, conciliated, contented, deconflicted, stroked, qualified, dulcified, greased, pacificated, calmed down, soft-pedalled, soft-pedaled, made peace with, took the edge off, taken the edge off, buttered up, fixed up, imposed peace upon, laid back, lay back, restored harmony to, smoothed over, cleared the air with, smoothed someone's ruffled feathers, put the lid on, settled down, buried the hatchet … more
pacifying
  1. present participle of pacify
  2. Synonyms:
      3. assuaging, calming, mollifying, allaying, placating, composing, lulling, stilling, quieting, quietening, quelling, softening, moderating, relaxing, propitiating, tempering, gentling, cooling, disarming, sweetening, repressing, silencing, taming, appeasing, conciliating, contenting, deconflicting, stroking, qualifying, dulcifying, greasing, pacificating, calming down, soft-pedalling, soft-pedaling, making peace with, taking the edge off, buttering up, fixing up, imposing peace upon, laying back, restoring harmony to, smoothing over, clearing the air with, smoothing someone's ruffled feathers, putting the lid on, settling down, burying the hatchet, kissing and making up, making peace … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “After a long and exhausting day, she found solace in the pacifying sounds of raindrops hitting against the window.”
      “The pacifying presence of a skilled mediator helped in deescalating the tensions between the two warring factions.”
passivated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of passivate
passivating
  1. present participle of passivate
peacing
  1. present participle of peace
passified
  1. simple past tense and past participle of passify
passifying
  1. present participle of passify
passivised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of passivise
passivising
  1. present participle of passivise
passivized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of passivize
passivizing
  1. present participle of passivize
peacified
  1. simple past tense and past participle of peacify
peacifying
  1. present participle of peacify
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