nonviolence
Refusal to harm
Nonviolence is the practice or principle of refusing to use physical force, especially as a means of political resistance or social change.
Associated with figures like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., nonviolence treats peaceful protest—civil disobedience, marches, boycotts—as both morally superior and strategically effective: The movement was committed to nonviolence even when met with brutality.
Hindu principle of harmlessness
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- GandhianAdvocating nonviolent resistance
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
compassion · morality · tolerance · empathy · humanism · dignity · respect · conscientious objection
Peaceful refusal to obey
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
march · campaign · advocacy · grassroots · petition · movement · coalition · solidarity
Restoration of friendly relations
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
détente · mediation · disarmament · peacemaking · peacebuilding · conflict resolution · treaty · negotiation
Harmony between parties
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- amityPeaceful mutual regard
fellowship · concord · rapport · consensus · solidarity · coexistence · tolerance · mutual respect
Refusing to work together
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- blockadeSealing off a place
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- occupyFill or dwell in
fasting · disobedience · insubordination · noncompliance · obstruction · refusal · dissent · subversion
ahimsa
Hindu principle of harmlessness
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- GandhianAdvocating nonviolent resistance
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
ethics · compassion · morality · tolerance · empathy · humanism · dignity · respect · conscientious objection · forgiveness
civil disobedience
Peaceful refusal to obey
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
demonstration · march · campaign · advocacy · grassroots · petition · movement · coalition · solidarity · justice
reconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
coexistence · détente · mediation · disarmament · peacemaking · peacebuilding · conflict resolution · treaty · negotiation · de-escalation
accord
Harmony between parties
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- understandingMental comprehension of something
amity · fellowship · concord · rapport · consensus · solidarity · coexistence · tolerance · mutual respect · community
noncooperation
Refusing to work together
occupy · fasting · disobedience · insubordination · noncompliance · obstruction · refusal · dissent · subversion · passive resistance
- GandhiMahatma Gandhi, satyagraha, ahimsa, khadi, ashram
- MLKMLK Day, I Have a Dream, March on Washington, Coretta Scott King, Nobel Peace Prize
- Peaceful Protestcivil disobedience, peaceful protest, passive resistance, peaceful resistance, sit-in
- peacemakerspeacekeeper, peace activist, peace advocates, peacemaker, peacebuilders
- religious ethicsChristian ethics, divine command, moral law, divine law, love thy neighbor
- Jainismahimsa, moksha, right conduct, non-attachment, akasha
nonviolenceviolence
Harmful physical force
aggression · brutality · physical force · assault · battery
nonviolencewarfare
Armed conflict between groups
armed resistance · armed struggle · militancy · guerrilla warfare · terrorism
nonviolencemilitarism
Pro-force national policy
belligerence · warfare · armed struggle · armed resistance · warmongering
- nonviolent protestOpposition through peaceful means
- nonviolent activismPeaceful methods seeking change
- nonviolent resistanceProtest through peaceful means
- nonviolent actionPeaceful methods of opposition
- nonviolent offendersLawbreakers without physical aggression