nonconfrontational

English

Alternative forms

• non-confrontational

Etymology

From non- +‎ confrontational.

Adjective

nonconfrontational (comparative more nonconfrontational, superlative most nonconfrontational)

1. Not confrontational; approaching a dispute indirectly
   • 2007 April 17, Barron H. Lerner, “In a Hospital Hierarchy, Speaking Up Is Hard to Do”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Of course, […] physicians and students need to be educated about how to give feedback in professional and nonconfrontational ways.

   • 2009 July 25, Frank Rich, “And That's Not the Way It Is”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     Just a few days before McNamara died, Politico uncovered a particularly graphic example involving The Post: an invitation to lobbyists to shell out $25,000 to $250,000 to sponsor off-the-record, nonconfrontational "salons" where they could mix with what a promotional flier called "the right people" and "alter the debate."