MORDACIOUS Antonyms

• not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)

• pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence

• kindness of disposition or manner

• characteristic of or befitting a friend

• easy to understand or use

• of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

• troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces

• inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

• 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

• characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

• characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects

• exhibiting courtesy and politeness

• disposed to bestow favors

• not causing or capable of causing harm

• having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

• a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

• agreeable, conducive to comfort

• tolerant and forgiving under provocation

• moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

• humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

• mild and pleasant

• very restrained or quiet

• brought from wildness into a domesticated state

• flat and uninspiring

• very docile

• correct by punishment or discipline

• make less strong or intense; soften

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

• overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

• make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans