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Synonyms for BENIGN
bɪˈnaɪnbe·nign
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
Synonyms:
auspicious, benignant, clement, favorable, friendly, gracious, kind, kindly, merciful, propitiousAntonyms:
adverse, antagonistic, forbidding, hostile, ill-disposed, inauspicious, repellent, unfavorable, unfriendly, unpropitiousPreposition:
May heaven be propitious to the enterprise.
Princeton's WordNet
benignadjective
not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
Synonyms:
benignantbenign, benignantadjective
pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
"a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"
benignadjective
kindness of disposition or manner
"the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions"
Synonyms:
benignant
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Editors Contribution
unharmfuladjective
not causing harm
this was a rejection in its most benign form.
Submitted by gene.rohrer on January 23, 2022
Dictionary of English Synonymes
benignadjective
Synonyms:
kind, benevolent, gracious, complaisant, humane, obliging, benignant, good, amiable, friendly, kind-hearted, tender-hearted, of a gentle dispositionbenignadjective
Synonyms:
(med.) mild, of a mild nature
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "benign":
mild, harmless, benevolent, benin, virtuous, non-serious, non-malignant, innocuous, lenient, favourable, healthy
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1139 | kind | |
#1254 | friendly | |
#2615 | healthy | |
#8164 | mild | |
#10233 | benin | |
#11528 | favorable | |
#13039 | kindly | |
#14453 | harmless | |
#17957 | clement | |
#17979 | benign | |
#19183 | favourable | |
#20167 | gracious | |
#28923 | benevolent | |
#31594 | merciful | |
#31891 | virtuous | |
#47443 | auspicious | |
#48630 | innocuous | |
#54137 | lenient | |
#105236 | propitious | |
#297352 | benignant |
How to use BENIGN in a sentence?
Katelyn McClure has been strong. Katelyn McClure's devastated by this and has been, but Both McClure and Bobbitt look to the sentencings in federal and state courts and hopefully Both McClure and Bobbitt can find sufficient evidence to convince both judges of Katelyn McClure role and the fact that throughout this Katelyn McClure started out with benign motive, Katelyn McClure hope to help Johnny Bobbitt and not to enrich Katelyn McClure or anyone else.
People think that the Paralympics is a more benign version of the Olympic Games and that it is not as pointed, as targeted and as fierce, that is such a wrong misconception.
I don't think the global environment has changed. We are still in a relatively benign, a relatively strong global growth environment despite the recent slowdown, and as a matter of fact the preliminary PMIs that came out of the eurozone corroborate that story.
For the past 24 hours North Korea's connectivity to the outside world has been progressively getting degraded to the point now that they are totally offline, there's either a benign explanation - their routers are perhaps having a software glitch; that’s possible. It also seems possible that somebody can be directing some sort of an attack against them and they're having trouble staying online.
While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man cherishes generous treatment.
Translations for BENIGN
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- доброкачествен, мил, добър, приятен, любезен, благBulgarian
- nezhoubný, benigníCzech
- gutartig, freundlich, liebevoll, gütigGerman
- αγαθός, καλοήθης, καλοκάγαθοςGreek
- benignoSpanish
- خوش خیمPersian
- béninFrench
- բարորակArmenian
- jinakIndonesian
- benignoItalian
- שָׁפִירHebrew
- კეთილშობილი, კეთილთვისებიანიGeorgian
- benigneLatin
- goedaardigDutch
- łagodnyPolish
- benignoPortuguese
- blând, benignRomanian
- благоприятный, доброкачественный, приятный, добрый, мягкий, любезныйRussian
- benign, godartadSwedish
- தீங்கற்றTamil
- גוטןYiddish
- 良性Chinese
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