unmalicious

adjective

Definition of unmaliciousnext
as in benign

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Recent Examples of unmalicious His staging is, more subtly and powerfully, a sad, unsettling suggestion of our unmalicious but all-too-willing forgetfulness. — New York Times, 8 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmalicious
  1. benign
  2. loving
  3. benevolent
  4. sympathetic
  5. warm
  6. compassionate
  7. kind
  8. kindly
Adjective
  • Magid said his own Facebook and Instagram feeds are relatively benign.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • For example, a relative’s benign remark about the texture of a turkey dinner at a family gathering might be interpreted by someone with schizophrenia as a statement meant to embarrass them.
    — Matthew Kurtz, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of benign
Adjective
  • After a New York City childhood spent with their loving adoptive father, Annie (Ella Rubin) and her brother Connor (Keen Ruffalo) find themselves in possession of Sterling Point, a remote island in Ontario’s Muskoka region.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The loving mom, who also shares son Brayden, 10, with Tarek and son Hudson, 6, with Ant Anstead, shared a few photos and videos on her Instagram Stories, revealing that Taylor recently got her learner’s permit.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of loving
Adjective
  • Supporters of the legislation will argue that their intentions were benevolent and kind.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This is applicable in equal measures to leaders ordinarily deemed benevolent, and those considered destructive.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of benevolent
Adjective
  • Pearson, the ministry president, is sympathetic to the people lining up for help.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The show was considered an outlier in its generally sympathetic take on Hill and his conservative views, as well as in terms of the agency with which the show’s creators endowed its working- and middle-class characters.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of sympathetic
Adjective
  • Thanks to warm, dry and windy conditions, the fire — named Smokehouse Creek fire — rapidly spread, becoming the largest fire in Texas history.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • At a little under two feet, the can’t-miss fixture spreads a warm light that creates a welcoming atmosphere for reading, relaxing, or sharing drinks without harsh overhead lighting or a spindly, corner-lurking, fluorescent presence.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of warm
Adjective
  • Clancy was an attentive mother and a compassionate nurse, said Margaret Hamp, a nurse who worked with the defendant.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • His friends in Hawaii remember him as thoughtful, kind, and compassionate.
    — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of compassionate
Adjective
  • So his church—which has raised many millions of dollars for good causes, and operates a local food pantry and food truck—decided to distribute lawn signs simply encouraging people to be kind.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Engler said even in her early days of stardom, Parton was always kind and pleasant.
    — Jessica Guay, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of kind
Adjective
  • But her kindly and supportive cop boyfriend Nick (Brandon Perea) rightly insists that the duo should perhaps move out of the house when Gemma’s habitual nightmares intensify.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Charlotte Stewart’s bold gambit was rewarded with a four-season run as the kindly schoolteacher Eva Beadle-Simms.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of kindly

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“Unmalicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmalicious. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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