Nonviolence and Violence

Opposite meaning words

Nonviolence noun - Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate.

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Violence is an antonym for nonviolence.

Violence noun - The use of brute strength to cause harm to a person or property.

Usage example: the police believe that the woman died of natural causes rather than as a result of violence

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Nonviolence is an antonym for violence.

Nearby Words: violent, violently

Another one came after a PETA member's statement that "Violence and nonviolence are not moral principles; they're tactics." Sarcasm Mode: Penn, quite frequently.

Source: Series / Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
But I believe that nonviolence is infinitely superior to violence, forgiveness is more manly than punishment.

Source: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Despite the fact that Ford uses violence to take on the villains in the climax, the Amish actually use their nonviolence to defeat the final villain by witnessing his evil actions.

Source: Perfect Pacifist People

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Violence and Nonviolence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nonviolence/violence

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