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
For all their non-confrontational politics of the postwar years, leaders have fallen victims to extremists before.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 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
What would be a polite and non-confrontational way to ask her to contribute to the things she participated in?
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2023
An independent panel will gather the stories of survivors in a non-confrontational manner and that evidence will feed into a public inquiry, where institutions and state agencies will be held to account.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2023
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