beginner Level
Benign
Gentle; kindly; (of a disease) not harmful in effect.
✓ Synonyms
Harmlessbenevolentfriendlymild
✗ Antonyms
Malignanthostileharmful
About "Benign"
Benign is a vocabulary word commonly tested on the SAT. Understanding this word and its synonyms (Harmless, benevolent) can help you answer Reading and Writing questions more accurately. The opposite meaning (antonyms) includes words like Malignant and hostile.
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