nonaggressive

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Recent Examples of nonaggressive The spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them. Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023 Unassuming, nonaggressive, close, complicated but not tortured: These are all words that describe the uniquely generous fictions of Louise Erdrich, which are just as concerned with oppression as Sebald’s but told with a completely different attitude toward human relationships. Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 29 Oct. 2021 The other venomous snake native to the state, the northern copperhead, is mostly docile and nonaggressive, choosing to remain still and hidden rather than give away its position. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2022 The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources doesn't trap or remove bears with nonaggressive behavior. Alex Chhith, Star Tribune, 27 Apr. 2021 See All Example Sentences for nonaggressive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonaggressive
Adjective
  • Time flowed differently, and my vision felt soft and the world around me pure and unaggressive.
    Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The charismatic but typically unaggressive sea mammals were biting people who approached them.
    Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023
Adjective
  • For decades in the United States, scientists and government officials have coexisted in a mostly peaceable and productive symbiosis.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • That's because the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and peaceable assembly are fundamental protections of our ability to criticize public officials.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Here a civilian leader is shown in an unwarlike pose, seated, with a thoughtful and resolute expression—an icon of responsibility.
    Adam Kirsch, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Hobbits are small and unwarlike, with no interest in glory.
    Tom Shippey, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2017
Adjective
  • For not wanting to be nonbelligerent by naming the terms for belligerence.
    Solmaz Sharif, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.
    Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 30 May 2017
Adjective
  • Headlines daily chronicle war, murder, crime, road rage, social media threats and trivial disputes that turn deadly, which is why the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta continues spreading King's teachings on a more irenic way of life.
    Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 27 Feb. 2022
  • In Kennedy’s postwar America, Catholics were viewed more favorably, thanks partly to the irenic pontificate of John XXIII.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021
Adjective
  • Despite the canine appearing to be asleep, her owner hinted that this peaceful nap was nothing but an act.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The Vatican said the pope had a peaceful night and left his bed to sit in an armchair on Wednesday.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Their latest, limited-edition scent is called Sanctuary and lifts inspiration from Palo Santo, a small town along the pacific coast of Mexico.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Xi must know that old societies tend to be pacific and that China is getting old fast.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • China has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2060, and India has set ambitious renewable energy goals.
    Tenzin Seldon, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Plus, there’s a beige and ivory shade for anyone who wants a more neutral base.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Nonaggressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonaggressive. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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