nonconfrontational
adjective
non·con·fron·ta·tion·al
ˌnän-ˌkän-(ˌ)frən-ˈtā-shnəl 
-shə-nᵊl
: avoiding or being without confrontation
nonconfrontational protesters
a nonconfrontational meeting
LeVake is so profoundly nonconfrontational that he inspires instant trust.—
Josh Tyrangiel
Josh Tyrangiel… offering his advice in private meetings and public testimony in a direct but noninflammatory and nonconfrontational way …—Robert S. McNamara
Robert S. McNamara
nonconfrontationally
adverb
When he or she arrives, discreetly and nonconfrontationally say that the wine you ordered is not to your taste.
—Matt Kramer
Matt Kramer
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Both admit to being nonconfrontational and shy about their feelings for each other, which led to the miscommunication.
—Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
When he was released on Jan. 18, 2013, Spriestersbach remained, in this way, a perfect public-policy problem: lucid enough to live on his own; independent-minded enough to refuse treatment; and, though not without his quirks, decidedly nonconfrontational.
—New York Times, 26 July 2022
For baby-on-board incidents, a polite and nonconfrontational appeal to the parents can help.
—Christopher Elliott, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
Or a nonconfrontational way to escape an unhappy pairing?
—Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
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Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
When he was released on Jan. 18, 2013, Spriestersbach remained, in this way, a perfect public-policy problem: lucid enough to live on his own; independent-minded enough to refuse treatment; and, though not without his quirks, decidedly nonconfrontational.
—New York Times, 26 July 2022
For baby-on-board incidents, a polite and nonconfrontational appeal to the parents can help.
—Christopher Elliott, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
Or a nonconfrontational way to escape an unhappy pairing?
—Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
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“Nonconfrontational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconfrontational. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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