nonviolent
non·vi·o·lent
adj \-lənt\Definition of NONVIOLENT
: abstaining or free from violence
— non·vi·o·lent·ly adverb
See Examples of NONVIOLENT
- He argued that nonviolent drug offenders should receive shorter sentences.
First Known Use of NONVIOLENT
1920
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Related Words: bloodless; conciliatory, irenic, pacific, peacemaking; nonbelligerent, unaggressive, unassertive; appeasing, conciliating, mollifying, pacifying, placating; calming, quieting, soothing
Near Antonyms: armed, martial, militant, military, warlike; aggressive, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, quarrelsome; antagonistic, argumentative, fierce, gladiatorial, hostile; tempestuous, volcanic
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