benign

adjective

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There are 2 syllables in the word benign.

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be · nign

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Definition of benign:

benign (adjective):: not becoming cancerous; kindness of disposition or manner.; of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life

Synonyms for benign:

affable

amiable

anodyne

benevolent

benignancy

benignant

benignity

compassionate

complaisant

favourable

friendly

generous

genial

gentle

gracious

graciousness

harmless

healthy

innocent

innocuous

inoffensive

kind

kindly

liberal

mild

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Antonyms for benign:

abhorrent

abrasive

adverse

afflictive

alarming

annihilative

antagonistic

bad

baleful

baneful

calamitous

cancerous

cataclysmic

catastrophic

corroding

corrosive

corrupting

counterproductive

crippling

critical

cruel

cutting

damaging

dangerous

deadly

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