Synonyms for benign
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Benevolent — kind; gentle; mild
kind, benevolent, harmless, affable, mild, good, gentle, amiable, inoffensive, friendly, kindly, genial, bland, gracious, propitious, charitable, humane, obliging, dear, complaisant, unharmful, nonharmful
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Kind; gentle; mild.
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Example sentences
- mild Spring brings mild weather after the cold winter.
- harmless I'm sorry. It was only meant as a harmless prank.
- benevolent I think most of them are benevolent but misguided.
- affable Many extroverted people are at least somewhat affable.
- salubrious Tom had to move to a less salubrious neighborhood.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| benign | rising | |
| mild | steady | |
| harmless | steady | |
| benevolent | steady | |
| affable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1, kind1, dear1, mild1
- 5 letters
- bland1
- 6 letters
- gentle2, kindly2, humane2, genial2
- 7 letters
- amiable4, affable3
- 8 letters
- friendly2, harmless2, gracious2, obliging3
- 9 letters
- unharmful
- 10 letters
- charitable4, benevolent4, propitious3, salubrious, nonharmful
- 11 letters
- inoffensive4, complaisant3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gentle2 = 2 syllables).