Synonyms for benign
bɪˈnaɪnbe·nign

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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.

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

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

   Preposition:
   May heaven be propitious to the enterprise.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. benignadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   benignant

   Antonyms:
   cancerous, malign, malignant, unkind

2. benign, benignantadjective

   pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence

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

   Synonyms:
   gracious, benignant

   Antonyms:
   cancerous, malign, malignant, unkind

3. benignadjective

   kindness of disposition or manner

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

   Synonyms:
   benignant

   Antonyms:
   malign, cancerous, malignant, unkind

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1. • Pathology

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. unharmfuladjective

   not causing harm

   this was a rejection in its most benign form.

   Submitted by gene.rohrer on January 23, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. benignadjective

   Synonyms:
   kind, benevolent, gracious, complaisant, humane, obliging, benignant, good, amiable, friendly, kind-hearted, tender-hearted, of a gentle disposition

2. benignadjective

   Synonyms:
   (med.) mild, of a mild nature

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1. List of paraphrases for "benign":

   mild, harmless, benevolent, benin, virtuous, non-serious, non-malignant, innocuous, lenient, favourable, healthy

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1. Lord Byron:

   How sweet and soothing is this hour of calm I thank thee, night for thou has chased away these horrid bodements which, amidst the throng, I could not dissipate and with the blessing of thy benign and quiet influence now will I to my couch, although to rest is almost wronging such a night as this.

2. Doug Madory:

   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.

3. Sharron Fast:

   Even Hong Kong -RSB- lawyers are unable to provide clear advice or guidelines on what would amount to an offense — the provisions are so broadly crafted that Hong Kong lawyers are capable of capturing even benign conduct such as slogans, censorship is coming.

4. Dmitri Trenin:

   China and the U.S. are two superpowers, and North Korea has a reason to stand up to both in different ways, russia is a country whose attractiveness to North Korea lies precisely in it not having major leverage. Russia has this potential of being seen as a relatively benign actor by the North Koreans.

5. Rachel Dardik:

   The vast majority of cysts are benign and cyclical, and they tend to disappear on their own.