Synonyms of inoffensive

inoffensive

adjective

ˌin-ə-ˈfen(t)-siv 

as in harmless

not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt

an inoffensive little joke at the opening of his speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harmless
• benign
• safe
• innocent
• innocuous
• anodyne
• white
• healthy
• sound
• mild
• gentle
• healthful
• benignant
• wholesome
• hurtless
• salubrious
• unobjectionable
• nonthreatening
• trustworthy
• gracious
• painless
• nontoxic
• nonpoisonous
• nonpolluting
• nonlethal
• nondestructive
• noncorrosive
• noninfectious
• nonfatal
• nonvenomous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dangerous
• harmful
• adverse
• injurious
• bad
• prejudicial
• pernicious
• noxious
• evil
• detrimental
• deleterious
• wicked
• hurtful
• ill
• damaging
• mischievous
• poisonous
• baneful
• venomous
• sinister
• hazardous
• threatening
• baleful
• menacing
• ominous
• unsafe
• offensive
• risky
• nocuous
• perilous
• unsound
• unwholesome
• painful
• unhealthy
• unhealthful
• nasty
• lethal
• fatal
• deadly
• scathing
• destructive
• malignant
• noxious
• noisome
• ruinous
• parlous
• insidious
• polluted
• imperiling
• imperilling
• jeopardizing
• tainted
• pestilent
• wounding

Examples of inoffensive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Will curriculum writers scratch their heads looking for inoffensive ways to incorporate the Bible in innovative ways? —Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 26 July 2024

And Republicans predicted Rosen would head into November with a fearsome war chest and a reputation as an inoffensive lawmaker without firm ties to Democrats' far-left flank. —Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 14 June 2024

The bokeh is inoffensive and fairly typical for an affordable zoom. —PCMAG, 6 June 2024

Big-eyed little guys Photo: Max Odd, inoffensive, slightly more memorable than No. 53 because of those gigantic eyes. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 May 2024