BENIGN Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

benign

adjective

bi-ˈnīn

as in harmless

not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt around campus he's known as a real character, but one whose eccentricities are entirely benign

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as in gentle

not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect basking under a benign sun on a day in early spring

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Recent Examples of benign But there was the more important distance — the one separating Liverpool’s summer signing (from the Swedish top-flight club Kristianstad DFF) from the high-ankle sprain in December suffered during a benign set-piece session. —

Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Perez has been sidelined since undergoing surgery to remove a benign mass from her back. —

Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026 No faction is more divided than the British, however, with benign diplomat Thomas Hopkins (Billy Howle) at odds with the almost feral Army captain Orde Wingate (Aramayo), reputed father of the modern IDF. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026 Some of the essays are benign and well-documented; tales of her own neuroses, and her obsessions with the health of her father, Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David. —

Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for benign

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Seasonal allergies happen when the immune system mistakes something harmless in the environment, such as pollen, as a danger, setting off reactions and symptoms that can turn spring from a gift into an ordeal.

— Matt Fuchs, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
While offering a musical analysis for fart sound effects may sound like a harmless gag, the tech’s tendency to hallucinate and mislead could have far more serious consequences as well.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 Apr. 2026