unpassivizable

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adjective

Which cannot be passivized, which cannot be made into the passive.

Opposite
passivizable
OriginEnglish passivizable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunpassivizable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWhich cannot be passivized, which cannot be made into the passive.

    Antonyms: passivizable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWhich cannot be passivized, which cannot be made into the passive.

Opposite
passivizable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishpassivizable
  9. Englishunpassivizable

From un- + passivizable.

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Cite this entry
APA

unpassivizable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpassivizable

MLA

“unpassivizable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpassivizable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpassivizable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpassivizable.

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