nonviolent

adjective

ˌnän-ˈvī-ə-lənt How to pronounce nonviolent (audio)
Definition of nonviolentnext
as in peaceful
not involving violence or force nonviolent protests

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Recent Examples of nonviolent Republican-donor, profiteering private prison companies separating nonviolent people from their families, keeping them locked up for countless months. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026 Civil-rights movements that challenge an oppressive status quo usually provoke a disproportionate response; in fact, the strategy of nonviolent resistance depends on it. — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026 George Gascón, who eliminated cash bail for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies and championed rehabilitation over punitive sentencing. — National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 Your mother doesn’t practice nonviolent communication. — Taiye Selasi, New Yorker, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonviolent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolent
  1. peaceful
  2. peaceable
Adjective
  • Located in the small fishing village of Salema, with a quiet beach just one minute from the front door, this is a peaceful and authentic Algarve stay—a world away from the busy resorts along the region’s east coast.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 24 July 2026
  • Iran has long insisted its program is peaceful, and it isn’t believed by the IAEA or the West to have had an active military nuclear program since 2003.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of peaceful
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  • These behaviors make having a productive discussion or peaceable relationship untenable.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
  • With no discernable reason beyond intimidation, Hasner approved this staggering waste of taxpayer funds, stifling the First Amendment right of peaceable assembly.
    — Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of peaceable

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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolent. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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