NONCONFRONTATIONAL Synonyms

• (of weather) free from storm or wind

• steadiness of mind under stress

• wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

• not agitated; without losing self-possession

• make calm or still

• make steady

• become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

• cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

• making or willing to make concessions

• intended to placate

• relating to or characteristic of diplomacy

• using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having or showing a kindly or tender nature

• quiet and soothing

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• easily handled or managed

• having little impact

• marked by moderate steepness

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

• stroke soothingly

• musically pleasing

• exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities

• suitable and fitting

• existing together in harmony

• not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness

• abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence

• achieved without bloodshed

• someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes

• opposed to war

• lacking in energy or will

• expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

• peacefully resistant in response to injustice

• not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

• peacefully resistant in response to injustice

• Not combative.