non-confrontational
Americanadjective
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tending to avoid confrontation or open conflict.
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not involving or having the character of confrontation.
Other Word Forms
- non-confrontationally adverb
Example Sentences
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The three basic steps are to gather evidence; talk to those involved in non-confrontational, fact-gathering interviews; then interrogate those suspected of guilt.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
By being so genial and non-confrontational, though, she gets her colleagues to let the mask slip a bit.
From Slate • May 15, 2024
"There's an awful lot of work to be done. There has to be a programme put together that is attractive to all the citizens, particularly unionists. It has to be non-confrontational."
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024
Beijing-Moscow military relations are a model of “non-aligned, non-confrontational cooperation” that does not target any third country, the news website added.
From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2023
Their cerebral, non-confrontational approach played well back home.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2022
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