passively
Definitions
In a way that accepts what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
In a manner characterized by a lack of initiative or participation.
Examples
He sat passively in the chair while the doctor examined his arm.
The company passively accepted the new regulations instead of challenging them in court.
Synonyms
submissively meekly indifferently apathetically quietly unresistingly placidly
Antonyms
actively aggressively assertively energetically dynamically forcefully vigorously