Benign and Menacing

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

Usage example: around campus he's known as a real character, but one whose eccentricities are entirely benign

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Menacing is an antonym for benign.

Nearby Words: benignant, benignly, benignity

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

Usage example: warns that the emergence of new viruses is one of the most menacing developments we face

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Benign is an antonym for menacing.

Nearby Words: menace, menaced, menacingly

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