NONVIOLENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does nonviolent mean? • NONVIOLENT (adjective)
The adjective NONVIOLENT has 2 senses:
1. abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence
2. achieved without bloodshed
Familiarity information: NONVIOLENT used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NONVIOLENT (adjective)
Meaning:
Abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence
Similar:
passive; peaceful (peacefully resistant in response to injustice)
Also:
peaceful (not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war)
unprovocative; unprovoking (not provocative)
Antonym:
violent (acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity)
Meaning:
Achieved without bloodshed
Synonyms:
unbloody; nonviolent
Context example:
an unbloody transfer of power
Similar:
bloodless (free from blood or bloodshed)
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