benignly
In gentle manner
Benignly means in a kind, gentle, or harmless manner.
A teacher might smile benignly at a student's mistake rather than criticize.
The word often suggests mild approval or tolerant indulgence: She looked benignly on their youthful enthusiasm.
In medical contexts, a tumor that grows benignly poses no serious threat.
Without harmful effect
- safelyWithout danger occurring
- inoffensivelyWithout causing displeasure
- innocentlyWithout intent to harm
- mildlyIn a gentle way
tamely · neutrally · gently · passively · meekly · quietly · peacefully · softly
With caring concern
- warmlyWith affection shown
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- graciouslyWith elegant kindness
- tenderlyWith gentle care
affectionately · caringly · benevolently · generously · sympathetically · good-naturedly · charitably · mercifully
With little volume
- mildlyIn a gentle way
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- lightlyWith little weight
soothingly · calmly · quietly · smoothly · subtly · serenely · placidly · tranquilly
With positive regard
- positivelyWith complete certainty
- encouraginglyIn a supportive way
- supportivelyIn an encouraging manner
- agreeablyIn pleasing fashion
amiably · pleasantly · congenially · obligingly · accommodatingly · receptively · tolerantly · permissively
innocuously
Without harmful effect
- safelyWithout danger occurring
- inoffensivelyWithout causing displeasure
- innocentlyWithout intent to harm
mildly · tamely · neutrally · gently · passively · meekly · quietly · peacefully · softly · docilely
compassionately
With caring concern
- warmlyWith affection shown
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- graciouslyWith elegant kindness
tenderly · affectionately · caringly · benevolently · generously · sympathetically · good-naturedly · charitably · mercifully · leniently
softly
With little volume
- mildlyIn a gentle way
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
lightly · soothingly · calmly · quietly · smoothly · subtly · serenely · placidly · tranquilly · peacefully
approvingly
With positive regard
- positivelyWith complete certainty
- encouraginglyIn a supportive way
- supportivelyIn an encouraging manner
agreeably · amiably · pleasantly · congenially · obligingly · accommodatingly · receptively · tolerantly · permissively · indulgently
benignlymalignly
In an evil manner
malevolently · maliciously · cruelly · viciously · spitefully
benignlyharmfully
In a detrimental manner
dangerously · destructively · perniciously · unfortunately · damagingly
- benign tumorHarmless abnormal growth
- benign growthHarmless abnormal tissue accumulation
- benign neglectPurposeful non-intervention proving beneficial
- benign cellsNon-malignant biological units