nonviolently
Through peaceful means
In a manner that avoids physical force or violence.
The term usually describes political or social action—protests, resistance, civil disobedience—conducted without harming others: They demonstrated nonviolently outside the courthouse.
Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. are famous for advocating change nonviolently.
In tranquil fashion
- calmlyIn a tranquil manner
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- quietlyWithout making noise
- passivelyWithout active participation
submissively · meekly · patiently · diplomatically · cooperatively · compliantly · unarmed · harmlessly
Antiwar moral stance
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
- conscientious objectionMoral refusal to fight
antimilitarism · pacifist · Gandhian · Quaker · Jain · civil resistance · harmlessness · nonaggression
Peaceful refusal to obey
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
rally · picketing · vigil · hunger strike · fasting · blockade · occupation · leafletting
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
conciliation · compromise · détente · treaty · accord · de-escalation · peacemaking · reconciliation
peacefully
In tranquil fashion
passively · submissively · meekly · patiently · diplomatically · cooperatively · compliantly · unarmed · harmlessly · softly
pacifism
Antiwar moral stance
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
conscientious objection · antimilitarism · pacifist · Gandhian · Quaker · Jain · civil resistance · harmlessness · nonaggression · passive resistance
civil disobedience
Peaceful refusal to obey
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
march · rally · picketing · vigil · hunger strike · fasting · blockade · occupation · leafletting · petition
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
dialogue · conciliation · compromise · détente · treaty · accord · de-escalation · peacemaking · reconciliation · restorative justice
nonviolentlyviolently
With intense physical force
aggressively · forcefully · brutally · savagely · by force
- 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