- Benign
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| General Meaning |
Friendly, Favorable, Harmless, Kind |
| Usage |
The word “benign” is used as an adjective to indicate the quality of something or someone as being harmless and kind. |
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| Antonym 1 |
Unfriendly |
Meaning 1 |
Friendly |
| Sentence 1 |
The benign expression on her face can be misleading. |
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| Antonym 2 |
Harmful |
| Meaning 2 |
Harmless |
| Sentence 2 |
Test reports showed that it was not cancer, but a benign tumor. |
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| Antonym 3 |
Severe |
Meaning 3 |
Moderate |
| Sentence 3 |
The new policy will have benign consequence for the economy. |
April 15, 2011 | Tahir Abbas | | 885 views
