Non-violent

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without violence. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Opposed to violence. not-comparable

    "The measure asked Gov. Ronald Reagan to declare April 4 Martin Luther King Jr. day as a memorial to "the nation's leading advocate of loving non-violent action.""

  3. 3
    Sentenced for a crime that did not involve violence. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
anti-bellicistdovelikedovishirenicirenicalpacific

Example

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"Cesar Chavez asked that strikers remain non-violent even though farm owners and their supporters sometimes used violence."

Etymology

From non- + violent.

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