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inoffensive

DEFINITIONS OF: inoffensive

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adj giving no offense

“a quiet inoffensive man”
“a refreshing inoffensive stimulant”
Synonyms
innocuous, unobjectionable
not causing disapproval
Antonyms:
offensive
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
evil
morally bad or wrong
hateful
evoking or deserving hatred
abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
offensive to the mind
charnel, ghastly, sepulchral
gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
creepy
annoying and unpleasant
disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
ghoulish, morbid
suggesting the horror of death and decay
hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
objectionable, obnoxious
causing disapproval or protest
rank
very offensive in smell or taste
scrimy
dirty and disgusting
verminous
of the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive
unpalatable
not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind
unpleasant
disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
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adj not causing anger or annoyance

inoffensive behavior”
Synonyms:
unoffending
offenceless, offenseless
incapable of offending or attacking
Antonyms:
offensive
causing anger or annoyance
harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
abusive, opprobrious, scurrilous
expressing offensive reproach
disrespectful
exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous
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adj substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one

Synonyms:
euphemistic
Antonyms:
dysphemistic, offensive
substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
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