Antonyms for benign
bɪˈnaɪnbe·nign

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. benignadjective

   Antonyms:
   malign, malignant

2. benignadjective

   Kind; gentle; mild.

   Antonyms:
   malign, malignant

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. benign

   That which is auspicious is of favorable omen; that which is propitious is of favoring influence or tendency; as, an auspicious morning; a propitious breeze. Propitious applies to persons, implying kind disposition and favorable inclinations, especially toward the suppliant; auspicious is not used of persons.

   Antonyms:
   adverse, antagonistic, forbidding, hostile, ill-disposed, inauspicious, repellent, unfavorable, unfriendly, unpropitious

   Synonyms:
   auspicious, benignant, clement, favorable, friendly, gracious, kind, kindly, merciful, propitious

   Preposition:
   May heaven be propitious to the enterprise.

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1. • Pathology

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. benignadjective

   not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)

   Antonyms:
   cancerous, malign, malignant, unkind

   Synonyms:
   benignant

2. benign, benignantadjective

   pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence

   "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"

   Antonyms:
   cancerous, malign, malignant, unkind

   Synonyms:
   gracious, benignant

3. benignadjective

   kindness of disposition or manner

   "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions"

   Antonyms:
   malign, cancerous, malignant, unkind

   Synonyms:
   benignant

How to use benign in a sentence?

1. Anthony Fauci:

   We're starting to see infections that are emerging from what otherwise seem like benign settings.

2. Abdullah Shatnawei:

   The majority of cases [of bloating] are benign and nothing to worry about, but there is a chance that this may be signaling an underlying problem.

3. Debra Suierveld:

   Debra Suierveld said about her daughter. Days before, about 10 miles away from the Suierveld home, George Speiring said he opened the door to his home and spotted a lab mix on his porch. He said he called police and the dog, which turned out to be Abby, eventually ended up at the animal shelter. The animal shelter then found the chip that connected Abby to her rightful owner. Abby looked almost like she never left home, aside from graying hair and a benign tumor. Her teeth are in good shape, her paws are in good shape, somebody took very good care of her.

4. Jon Stewart:

   Where are they? It would be one thing if their callous indifference and rank hypocrisy was benign, but it's not, their indifference cost these men and women their most valuable commodity, time, one thing they're running out of.

5. Esther Freeman:

   Most of the patients were young, healthy and had a benign clinical course, i dont want people to think if they are having purple spots on their toes that they are going to end up on a ventilator in the ICU. That is not what we are seeing in the data.

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