Qualities
Synonyms for passive
The synonym for passive recorded in this bank is inactive, in the sense "lacking in energy or will". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for passive
- inactiveadjective, in the sense "lacking in energy or will"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and passive carries one sense so far.
lacking in energy or will
Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself.
The true synonym
inactive
Same sentence, swapped: Much benevolence of the inactive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot passive is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- active
- agreeable
- indifferent
Where passive turns up in the game
passive is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where passive is the trap
- combativeadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is feisty, in the sense "eager and ready to compete or contend", with passive sitting one tile away.
- thoughtlessadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is uncaring, in the sense "without care or thought for others", so passive is there to be ruled out.
Play passive
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so passive reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other qualities words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. passive carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.