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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?
Obviously, a breakthrough on reforms makes the inflation scenario in the future more benign, the prevailing factor (in the risks to inflation) is reforms. Progress on reform is improvement in this sense.
Anytime you can develop a resource that is more environmentally benign and economically advantageous is going to be a strategic advantage. I would say it's going to be critical to the long-term success of oil sands.
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.
I thought sooner or later something was going to happen. I'm just happy it's benign.
Syringoma is characterized by benign, flesh-colored pimples that are usually not tender to the touch, sometimes there are multiple lesions, or they can grow larger than you’re comfortable with, but resist trying to remove or pop them yourself. It can cause damage to the surrounding skin.
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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