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Nonviolent

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adj. Not violent; without violence; following a philosophy of nonviolence; the opposite of violent

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. peacefully resistant in response to injustice; not using violence; -- used of protests and demonstrations. Opposite of violent.

adj. achieved without bloodshed. Contrasted with bloody.

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adj. abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence

adj. achieved without bloodshed

Word Usage

"They reject the term nonviolent for the recent demonstrations because the marches usually include stone-throwing and attempts to damage the separation barrier."

Equivalent

peaceful passive bloodless

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

passive peaceful

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

violent

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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