noncombative

adjective

Definition of noncombativenext
as in nonaggressive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncombative
  1. nonaggressive
  2. unwarlike
  3. nonbelligerent
  4. peaceable
  5. pacific
  6. peaceful
  7. unaggressive
  8. neutral
Adjective
  • For one, China has long stood out for its nonaggressive nuclear doctrine.
    Caitlin Talmadge, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
  • Never run or make any loud noises or sudden movements, as this could startle these creatures, which are typically nonaggressive until frightened.
    Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Definition of nonaggressive
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
Definition of unwarlike
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
Definition of nonbelligerent
Adjective
  • The most formidable obstacle to a peaceable refuge was the double-decker section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that hugs the cliff below Brooklyn Heights.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
  • In one study, 18 percent of patients flew, sang, danced, laughed, lectured or enacted other peaceable activities.
    Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023
Definition of peaceable
Adjective
  • Choose between two rich colors: pacific blue or yarrow gold.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Because roughly half the population there are Seventh-Day Adventists, and their interpretation of the Bible in regards to eating animals is a pacific one.
    Danny Palumbo / The Takeout, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
Definition of pacific
Adjective
  • Trump returns to White House for symbolic meeting President-elect Donald Trump will meet with President Joe Biden today in a symbolic White House ceremony meant to signal the peaceful transfer of power.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The system proved incapable of punishing Trump personally for his concerted, multifaceted refusal to accept his defeat and accept a peaceful transfer of power in 2020.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of peaceful
Adjective
  • The charismatic but typically unaggressive sea mammals were biting people who approached them.
    Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023
  • Multiple players wound up in first-half foul trouble because of slow legs and unaggressive coverage.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023
Definition of unaggressive
Adjective
  • However, in recent years the advent of AI and the push to develop additional sources of energy that can be carbon neutral thrust nuclear power back into the conversation.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
  • TikTok itself has maintained a neutral stance without voicing support for either candidate.
    Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of neutral
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noncombatants

noncombative

noncombustible

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