What is "nonconfrontational"

Usage examples of "nonconfrontational".

Jud sat in a wing-backed chair turned slightly to face the upholstered sofa, where I sat in a carefully nonconfrontational pose, briefcase tucked out of sight.

His first officer appeared determined to be nonconfrontational, as if to make certain that their discussion could not escalate into an argument.

He was sharply observational but generally nonconfrontational -- his material the sort that would label him a junior curmudgeon but not seriously controversial.

In a nonconfrontational situation your chances are much higher than before: I trust you and might err.

The executive branch of government was the smallest in sixty years, all carefully orchestrated by a man who used to kill for a living but was now perceived as one of the gentlest, nonconfrontational, and nonconformist commanders-in-chief ever to occupy the White House.