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Meaning of inoffensive in English
Pronunciation
/ˌɪnəˈfɛnsɪv/
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Classifying Adjective
inoffensive
Definitions
1.
not offensive
Examples
« an inoffensive level »
Synonyms
innocuous
harmless
2.
causing no harm
Examples
« an inoffensive animal »
Synonyms
harmless
Qualitative Adjective
inoffensive
Definitions
1.
not causing anger or annoyance
Examples
« inoffensive behavior »
Synonyms
offenseless
offenceless
Antonyms
offensive
2.
morally respectable or inoffensive
Examples
« a past that was scarcely savory »
Antonyms
unsavory
unsavoury
offensive
3.
giving no offense
Examples
« a quiet inoffensive man »
« a refreshing inoffensive stimulant »
Synonyms
innocuous
unobjectionable
Antonyms
offensive
4.
of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology
Examples
« 'peepee' is a common euphemistic term »
Antonyms
dysphemistic
offensive