Antonyms for non-violent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : non-vahy-uh-luh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : nɒnˈvaɪ ə lənt |
- active
- agitated
- bad
- belligerent
- broken
- caring
- clamorous
- cold
- complicated
- concerned
- cool
- disorderly
- disorganized
- disturbed
- dynamic
- excited
- hateful
- impatient
- interested
- intermittent
- lively
- loud
- mean
- misbehaving
- noisy
- rough
- turbulent
- unfriendly
- unmethodical
- unruly
- unsystematic
- untidy
- violent
- wicked
- wild
Definition of non-violent
Origin :- also nonviolent, 1896, from non- + violent. From 1920 in reference to "principle or practice of abstaining from violence," in writings of M.K. Gandhi.
- It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence. [Gandhi, "Non-violence in Peace and War," 1948]
- As in nonviolent : adj peaceful
- As in orderly : adj well-behaved
- As in passive : adj lifeless, inactive
- As in peaceable : adj friendly, serene
- As in peaceful : adj friendly, serene
- As in irenic : adj peaceable
- As in pacifical : adj peaceable
- As in pacifistic : adj peaceable
- It will be destroyed if it is not kept by non-violent method.
- Extract from : « India for Indians » by C. R. (Chittaranjan) Das
- She didn't fit into the bland, non-violent world of Malcomb and Hoppy.
- Extract from : « Star Performer » by Robert J. Shea
- It proposes to do so only by means that are honourable and non-violent.
- Extract from : « Freedom's Battle » by Mahatma Gandhi
- The success of non-violent coercion is by no means assured in every case.
- Extract from : « Introduction to Non-Violence » by Theodore Paullin
- This group derives much of its inspiration from Gandhi and his non-violent movement for Indian independence.
- Extract from : « Introduction to Non-Violence » by Theodore Paullin
- We can find many other examples of the use of these non-violent methods under similar circumstances.
- Extract from : « Introduction to Non-Violence » by Theodore Paullin
- The non-violent resisters themselves are also dependent upon inter-group cooperation.
- Extract from : « Introduction to Non-Violence » by Theodore Paullin
- The most common type of non-violent conflict is the ordinary labor strike.
- Extract from : « Introduction to Non-Violence » by Theodore Paullin
- Other occupied countries report the same type of non-violent resistance.
- Extract from : « Introduction to Non-Violence » by Theodore Paullin
- The use of non-violent resistance does not always denote devotion to pacifist principles.
- Extract from : « Introduction to Non-Violence » by Theodore Paullin
Synonyms for non-violent
- acquiescent
- all quiet
- amiable
- amicable
- apathetic
- asleep
- at peace
- bearing
- bloodless
- calm
- collected
- complacent
- compliant
- composed
- conciliatory
- constant
- controlled
- cool
- decorous
- disciplined
- docile
- easeful
- enduring
- equable
- flat
- forbearing
- free from strife
- gentle
- going through motions
- halcyon
- hands off
- harmonious
- idle
- indifferent
- inert
- irenic
- laid-back
- latent
- law-abiding
- level
- long-suffering
- manageable
- mellow
- mild
- moony
- motionless
- neighborly
- neutral
- neutralist
- nonbelligerent
- nonresistant
- nonviolent
- obedient
- on friendly terms
- on good terms
- pacific
- pacifical
- pacificatory
- pacifist
- pacifistic
- passive
- patient
- peace-loving
- peaceable
- peaceful
- phlegmatic
- placatory
- placid
- poker-faced
- quiescent
- quiet
- receptive
- resigned
- resistant
- restful
- restrained
- sleepy
- smooth
- sociable
- static
- steady
- still
- stolid
- submissive
- tractable
- tranquil
- unassertive
- undisturbed
- unflappable
- uninvolved
- unresisting
- unruffled
- untroubled
- walking through it
- well-mannered
- without hostility
- without violence
- yielding
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