'nonviolent' definitions:
Definition of 'nonviolent'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'nonviolent'
From: GCIDE
- nonviolent \nonviolent\ adj.
- 1. peacefully resistant in response to injustice; not using violence; -- used of protests and demonstrations; as, nonviolent resistance. Opposite of violent.
- Syn: passive, peaceful. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. achieved without bloodshed. Contrasted with bloody.
- Syn: unbloody, bloodless. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'nonviolent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bland,
- civilian,
- conciliatory,
- dovish,
- gentle,
- irenic,
- judicious,
- mild,
- mild as milk,
- moderate,
- nonaggressive,
- noncombatant,
- nonmilitant,
- pacific,
- pacificatory,
- pacifist,
- pacifistic,
- peace-loving,
- peaceable,
- peaceful,
- prudent,
- sober,
- soft,
- tame,
- temperate,
- unbellicose,
- uncontentious,
- unhostile,
- unmilitant,
- unmilitary