Benign and Direful

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Benign adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.

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Direful is an antonym for benign.

Nearby Words: benignant, benignly, benignity

Direful adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.

Usage example: the stock market crash was the first direful indication of the dark days to come

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Benign is an antonym for direful.

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