unthreatening
adjective
un·threat·en·ing
ˌən-ˈthret-niŋ,
-ˈthre-tᵊn-iŋ
: not presenting a threat : not threatening
… Mr. Yanobe's sculptures are friendly, unthreatening beings.—
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unthreateningly
adverb
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Lack of efforts to provide corrective knowledge about the unthreatening reality of TMI and the unique Soviet circumstances of the Chernobyl accident encouraged widespread belief that nuclear represented an essentialist threat to public safety.
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Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2026
The initial failure in Iraq was mitigated by a shift in strategy that ultimately left Iraq relatively stable and unthreatening to its neighbors and kept the United States dominant in the region.
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Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2026
Even facing just one half of Lamar Jackson and a mostly unthreatening Tyler Huntley, this defense did just enough against a top-10 rushing attack after putting some of the worst tape of any run defense in the league the past 5-6 weeks.
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Dec. 2025
This year’s furry green villain is more funny than scary, his behavior unthreatening, his confrontational manner with the Whos never feeling particularly dangerous.
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Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2026
The initial failure in Iraq was mitigated by a shift in strategy that ultimately left Iraq relatively stable and unthreatening to its neighbors and kept the United States dominant in the region.
—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2026
Even facing just one half of Lamar Jackson and a mostly unthreatening Tyler Huntley, this defense did just enough against a top-10 rushing attack after putting some of the worst tape of any run defense in the league the past 5-6 weeks.
—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Dec. 2025
This year’s furry green villain is more funny than scary, his behavior unthreatening, his confrontational manner with the Whos never feeling particularly dangerous.
—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Unthreatening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unthreatening. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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