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nonviolent

nonviolent is the alternative form of non-violent.

Meaning of non-violent

Adjective

non-violent (not comparable)

  1. Of a deed, event etc., without violence.
    Synonyms:
    unviolent
    Antonyms:
    violent
  2. Of a person or movement, opposed to violence.
    • The measure asked Gov. Ronald Reagan to declare April 4 Martin Luther King Jr. day as a memorial to "the nation's leading advocate of loving non-violent action."1969 March 14, “King Resolution Rehearing Promised”, in Daily Independent Journal, volume 108, number 304, page 35, columns 2–3
    Antonyms:
    violent
  3. Of a convict, sentenced for a crime that did not involve violence.
    Antonyms:
    violent

Forms of nonviolent

comparativemore nonviolent
superlativemost nonviolent

Questions about nonviolent

What is nonviolent the alternative form of?
Nonviolent is the alternative form of non-violent.

Words near nonviolent in the dictionary

  1. nonviolation
  2. nonviolations
  3. nonviolative
  4. nonviolence
  5. nonviolences
  6. nonviolent
  7. nonviolently
  8. nonviolet
  9. nonviral
  10. nonvirally
  11. nonviremic

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