active-passive
Verb voice pair
Active-passive describes a grammatical or behavioral contrast between doing and being acted upon.
In grammar, it distinguishes active voice (the dog bit the man) from passive voice (the man was bitten).
In psychology and sexuality, it characterizes roles in relationships or encounters—one partner initiates, the other receives: They had an active-passive dynamic in the bedroom.
Characteristic mental patterns
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
- assertiveConfidently self-assured
submissive · dominant · aggressive · compliant · proactive · engagement · participation · initiative
Sound from throat
- verbAction-expressing word
- subjectMatter under discussion
- objectTangible entity or aim
- agentOne who acts independently
construction · participle · conjugation · tense · sentence · clause · auxiliary · transitive
Closed electrical pathway
- componentElement of a system
- filterPorous separation device
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
crossover · speaker · pickup · signal · preamp · equalizer · transducer · impedance
personality
Characteristic mental patterns
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
assertive · submissive · dominant · aggressive · compliant · proactive · engagement · participation · initiative · withdrawn
voice
Sound from throat
agent · construction · participle · conjugation · tense · sentence · clause · auxiliary · transitive · intransitive
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
amplifier · crossover · speaker · pickup · signal · preamp · equalizer · transducer · impedance · gain
income
Regular monetary receipts
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- fundReserved money supply
strategy · index · dividend · ETF · returns · growth · capital · wealth · trading · stocks
diffusion
Passive molecular spreading
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- cellularComposed of small units
ATP · carrier · channel · gradient · concentration · ion · pump · protein · molecules · permeability
active-passiveergative-absolutive
Grammar where intransitive subjects pattern with objects
active-passiveapproach-avoidance
Conflict between attraction and fear
active, passive, act, pass, action, actions, activate, activated, activates