Synonyms & related words for benign

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of benign — including benignant, nonmalignant, harmless, innocuous, benevolent, mild. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to benign

Explore words related to benign — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include benignantly, noncancerous, tumors, benignly, benignancy, malignant, neoplasm, cancerously. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for benign

Common synonyms for benign include benignant, nonmalignant, harmless, innocuous, benevolent, mild, inoffensive, beneficent — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does benign come from?

The word benign breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root ben-, from Latin bene (“well, good”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.