Antonyms for violent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : vahy-uh-luh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvaɪ ə lənt

Definition of violent

Origin : mid-14c.; see violence. In Middle English the word also was applied in reference to heat, sunlight, smoke, etc., with the sense "having some quality so strongly as to produce a powerful effect." Related: Violently.

adj destructive
adj severe, extreme

Example sentences :

Many replies were made to Mr. Gladstone's pamphlet that were violent and abusive.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

You are your mother's girl, think what you will; and have violent spirits to contend with.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

What saved the two of them was the violent temper of the man.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

But, what roused him in violent resentment only appealed to Sidney's curiosity.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

He was as wicked as most of the race, fierce, violent, and voluptuous.
Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge

It was at this time that Richard again showed his violent nature.
Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge

I was busy in helping to unreeve the stay, when I was seized with sudden and violent cramps.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

But he did not show the violent grief that might have been expected.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The fire in front had increased somewhat, although at no time was it violent.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Betty was in the most violent agitation at this disappointment.
Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding

Synonyms for violent

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