nonviolent
adjective/nɒnˈvaɪələnt/
Frequency rank: #12,297 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
not using or involving physical force to cause injury or damage.
Example sentence
The activists organized nonviolent protests to demand change without causing harm.
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