uncombative

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Recent Examples of uncombative For months, North Korea has been relatively uncombative, as leader Kim Jong Un grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, natural disasters and the deepening economic pain under years of tough U.S.-led sanctions. Fox News, 8 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncombative
Adjective
  • For one, China has long stood out for its nonaggressive nuclear doctrine.
    Caitlin Talmadge, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
  • Never run or make any loud noises or sudden movements, as this could startle these creatures, which are typically nonaggressive until frightened.
    Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • Choose between two rich colors: pacific blue or yarrow gold.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Because roughly half the population there are Seventh-Day Adventists, and their interpretation of the Bible in regards to eating animals is a pacific one.
    Danny Palumbo / The Takeout, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • The most formidable obstacle to a peaceable refuge was the double-decker section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that hugs the cliff below Brooklyn Heights.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
  • In one study, 18 percent of patients flew, sang, danced, laughed, lectured or enacted other peaceable activities.
    Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • For not wanting to be nonbelligerent by naming the terms for belligerence.
    Solmaz Sharif, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.
    Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 30 May 2017
Adjective
  • Here a civilian leader is shown in an unwarlike pose, seated, with a thoughtful and resolute expression—an icon of responsibility.
    Adam Kirsch, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Hobbits are small and unwarlike, with no interest in glory.
    Tom Shippey, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2017
Adjective
  • On December 21, a peaceful Saturday afternoon, which included both NFL and college football games, the Guardians traded first baseman Josh Naylor to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Iraq, North Korea, and Iran, all signatories of the 1970 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, concealed their nuclear weapons ambitions behind a 'peaceful' nuclear program.
    Thomas Bass Author, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • On their face, diversity, equity and inclusion may seem uncontentious.
    David A. Lieb, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The event was uncontentious.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • The Spa is Worth the Whole Trip To begin, step into a world like no other at the Chuan Spa, where you’ll be greeted by amiable and accommodating staff who will assist in creating a soothing experience for you during your time here.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • But Brown turns out to be an amiable businessman who identified a market inefficiency.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024

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“Uncombative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncombative. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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