not offensive
inoffensive
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for inoffensive.
Editorial note
There's an entire pundit industry in stating this in lifestyle supplements, pop science, and inoffensive indie music.
Quick take
not offensive
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of inoffensive gathered in one view.
harmless
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for inoffensive.
adjective
not offensive
See also: innocuous, harmless, savoury, uncontroversial, unobjectionable
adjective
harmless
See also: innocuous, harmless, savoury, uncontroversial, unobjectionable
Example sentences
There's an entire pundit industry in stating this in lifestyle supplements, pop science, and inoffensive indie music.
It is made of real food and pretty inoffensive, so it's not bad or anything.
Bookman has for me: it's trying so hard to be readable, moderate, and inoffensive that my eyes kind of glaze over....
This comment of mine seemed entirely inoffensive, so I'm not sure why it has been downvoted three times.
The one time that it's completely appropriate and inoffensive to display that flag is in the historical context of the civil war.
The first one sounds like a very healthy attitude, or at least inoffensive.
I find Apple's keyboards to be mostly inoffensive, but I can't say I really like using them.
It is a completely reasonable and utterly inoffensive thing to suggest that people warn about things that might cause certain people to relive trauma.
The book case simile is fictional, but Starbucks appropriating only the completely inoffensive parts of the canonical local coffee shop is a perfect parallel example.
There's a reason why the types of artists they generally associate with are rather inoffensive (Coldplay, The Beatles) or at worst found annoying (U2, or rather Bono).
Nothing is offensive or inoffensive, in and of itself.
Women are raised to be inoffensive, pleasing, agreeable.
Quote examples
If it was something generic and inoffensive, like Git, it would be OK, but "subversion" has a...subversive undertone.
It's especially cowardly to use what appears to be a throwaway account to wish that a personal, inoffensive blog post "prevents this person from ever being hired again."
We were faced with a tough choice with a lot of candidates, and we ultimately went with another candidate for this position" seems as inoffensive and bland as could be - why these aren't sent out it, I don't know.
The cynic in me thinks that, in most places, it would be like the Better Off Ted episode where the bosses decided it was too risky to let people "just do whatever the hell they wanted", but they could express their individuality through one of four preselected and inoffensive themes: Green Bay Packers, cats, space, and race cars.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use inoffensive in a sentence?
There's an entire pundit industry in stating this in lifestyle supplements, pop science, and inoffensive indie music.
What does inoffensive mean?
not offensive
What part of speech is inoffensive?
inoffensive is commonly used as adjective.