passive resistance vs nonviolent resistance

passive resistance and nonviolent resistance both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of passive resistance include nonviolence.

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