NONHAZARDOUS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

nonhazardous

adjective

Definition of nonhazardous

as in harmless

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Recent Examples of nonhazardous The material spilled is nonhazardous food waste, said spokesperson Pam Witmer, not sewage. — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2026 But the nonhazardous result means that trucking away the mound could cost within the mid-six-figure range. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025 Judge Reiss agreed the samples were nonhazardous and nonliving, and didn’t present a threat. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 12 June 2025 Because disaster debris is traditionally considered not hazardous, federal contractors have been hauling this material to several nonhazardous local landfills without testing it. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonhazardous

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Adjective

These are harmless plant relatives consisting of an algae and fungus growing together.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
By contrast, another participant recalled disagreeing with a friend who believed drinking soda and eating fast food was harmless, a belief the participant considered factually wrong.

— Andras Molnar, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of harmless

Adjective

Fernandes says the north side of the park is much better than the south side because his team is working section by section to bring change, noting that a safe park is critical to the well-being of the people who live in the area.

— Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Willingham said Wednesday that city governments have a responsibility to make sure information collected about their residents is kept safe, especially since Flock contracts are paid for with public funds.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of safe

Adjective

César Gastélum, the group’s front man, had become famous for such innocuous pranks.

— Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
But many social media platforms have become overly reliant on AI modding tools that have been quick to penalize users for innocuous content.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of innocuous

Adjective

Instead of the industrial look favored by many rival robots, NEO is notable for its aggressively nonthreatening appearance.

— James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Here, grizzlies don’t equate people with food—as opposed to populated areas where alluring smells forge a connection—and have learned to tolerate humans, thanks to decades of naturalists adopting nonthreatening practices.

— Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025

Definition of nonthreatening

Adjective

Caught in the crossfire are innocent kids trying simply to stay in safety.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
But on her path, Jean causes bodily and emotional harm to both Peter and numerous innocent bystanders by inhabiting their bodies and forcing them to do her bidding.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of innocent

Adjective

Türkiye, in Australia’s first match, had been sluggish and unthreatening.

— Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
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.

— Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026

Definition of unthreatening

Adjective

Determine whether the signal represents ordinary variation, beneficial adaptation, or emerging deterioration.

— Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Both receptors are common on human airway cells High levels of stimulation are detrimental, the researchers wrote, whereas moderate levels indicating small amounts of time spent in cowsheds seemed to be beneficial.

— Baltimore Sun, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

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