nonviolently

1. 1.

   without violence

   “the government was overthrown nonviolently, but the dictator was killed”

   Antonymsviolently

Questions about nonviolently

What does nonviolently mean?

nonviolently means "without violence".

How many syllables are in nonviolently?

nonviolently has 5 syllables: non-vi-o-lent-ly. The stress falls on "o".

What is the opposite of nonviolently?

The recorded antonyms are violently.

Is nonviolently a common word?

nonviolently is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.