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benign

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of benign

1 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
Synonyms of benign

anodyne, harmless, hurtless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, safe, white
Words Related to benign

healthful, healthy, salubrious, wholesome

benignant

sound, trustworthy

gentle, gracious, mild

nonthreatening, painless, unobjectionable

noncorrosive, nondestructive, nonfatal, noninfectious, nonlethal, nonpoisonous, nonpolluting, nontoxic, nonvenomous
Near Antonyms of benign

poisonous, venomous

menacing, ominous, sinister, threatening

hazardous, imperiling (or imperilling), jeopardizing, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe, unsound

nasty, noisome, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

offensive, painful, scathing, wounding

deadly, fatal, lethal, ruinous

destructive, insidious, malignant, noxious, pestilent, polluted, tainted
Antonyms of benign

adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, dangerous, deleterious, detrimental, evil, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious, mischievous, nocuous, noxious, pernicious, prejudicial, wicked

2 not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect

  • basking under a benign sun on a day in early spring
Synonyms of benign

balmy, bland, delicate, gentle, light, mellow, mild, nonabrasive, soft, soothing, tender
Words Related to benign

calm, pacific, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, tranquil

clement, compassionate, easy, lenient, merciful

buffering, cushioning, emollient, softening

sleek, slick, smooth
Near Antonyms of benign

exquisite, fierce, intense, powerful, severe

forceful, forcible, savage, violent

roughened, rugged, strong

abrading, irritating, roughening

grim, gruff, rude, stiff

heavy-handed, oppressive, pitiless, tyrannical (also tyrannic)
Antonyms of benign

abrasive, caustic, coarse, hard, harsh, rough, scathing, stern, ungentle

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