passive resistance vs nonviolence

passive resistance and nonviolence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
passive resistance	Yes	No	No	No
nonviolence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, passive resistance and nonviolence are synonyms defined as:

passive resistance and nonviolence: peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate

Other synonyms of passive resistance include nonviolent resistance.

passive resistance (noun)	nonviolence (noun)
peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate	peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate