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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?
People come to like a wide variety of innately negative experiences: the burn of chili pepper in the mouth, the bitterness of coffee, the fear from riding on a roller coaster, such benign masochism is widespread in humans, and we really don't know how that process operates.
And I was like, stage 4 ? I have been getting tested for a mass but it was benign, so, I am like could it be cancer ? I was told it is mass with no purpose. So to find out, and pancreatic cancer is undetected until it's in the fourth or fifth stage.
Katelyn McClure has been strong. Katelyn McClure's devastated by this and has been, but Both McClure and Bobbitt look to the sentencings in federal and state courts and hopefully Both McClure and Bobbitt can find sufficient evidence to convince both judges of Katelyn McClure role and the fact that throughout this Katelyn McClure started out with benign motive, Katelyn McClure hope to help Johnny Bobbitt and not to enrich Katelyn McClure or anyone else.
When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world, and droop. Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired, how gracious, how benign in solitude.
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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