passive

• "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"
• "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"

Synonyms

• passive voicethe voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

• "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself- George Meredith"

Synonyms

• inactive(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; (pathology) not progressing or increasing; (military) not involved in military operations ; not exerting influence or change ; (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct; lacking in energy or will; lacking activity; not engaged in full-time work; not active physically or mentally; not in physical motion

• "passive resistance"

Synonyms

• peacefulnot disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; peacefully resistant in response to injustice

• "academics seem to favor passive sentences"