look benign

Frequency: 7.512.4 per million words

Refers to having a harmless or kind appearance.

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Examples (10)

  • The old man's smile looked benign, but I still felt a sense of unease.
  • Despite its size, the large dog looked benign and wagged its tail gently.
  • From a distance, the approaching cloud formation looked benign, not like a severe storm.
  • His expression looked benign enough, so she decided to ask him for directions.
  • At first, the strange alien creature looked benign, with its large, curious eyes.
  • The new company policy looked benign on paper, but its effects were far-reaching.
  • What looked benign at the start quickly evolved into a serious problem.
  • The calm surface of the ocean looked deceptively benign to the tourists.
  • Although the skin lesion might look benign, it's essential to have a doctor examine it.
  • The new teacher looked benign and friendly, immediately putting the nervous students at ease.