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Synonyms for active voice in English

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active voice:
- active; active voice

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Detailed Synonyms for active voice in English

active voice:

active voice [the ~] noun

the active voice
the active; the active voice
- active [the ~] noun
- active voice [the ~] noun
the active voice

– the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb ¹
the active; the active voice
– the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb ¹
- active [the ~] noun
- active voice [the ~] noun
  - `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice¹

Alternate Synonyms for "active voice":

active; voice

Antonyms for "active voice":

passive voice

Related Definitions for "active voice":

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb¹
- `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice¹

Related Synonyms for active voice

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