unoffending
/'ʌnə'fendiɳ/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Not causing anger, annoyance, or resentment; inoffensive: Describes something or someone that does not provoke offense, displeasure, or irritation.
- Not guilty of an offense or crime; innocent: Describes a person who has not committed any wrongdoing or transgression.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The comedian's humor was gentle and unoffending, making it suitable for all audiences.
- The police officer realized he had stopped an unoffending motorist who had committed no traffic violation.
- She tried to offer unoffending criticism that would be helpful, not hurtful.
Advanced Usage
- "Unoffending nature": Refers to the inherent quality of being harmless or inoffensive.
- The documentary highlighted the unoffending nature of the local wildlife.
- "Remain unoffending": To continue in a state of not causing offense.
- Despite the heated debate, he managed to remain unoffending in his remarks.
Variants and Related Words
- Inoffensive (adj): Not objectionable or harmful; unlikely to offend. (This is a close synonym, though "unoffending" can more directly imply a state of innocence regarding a specific accusation.)
- Harmless (adj): Not able or likely to cause harm.
- Innocuous (adj): Not harmful or offensive.
Synonyms
- Innocent: Not guilty of a crime or offense.
- Blameless: Free from blame; innocent.
- Inoffensive: Not causing offense.
Antonyms
- Offending: Causing displeasure, anger, or resentment; guilty of a crime or offense.
- Objectionable: Arousing disapproval; offensive.
- Guilty: Responsible for a specified wrongdoing.
Related Phrases
- An unoffending party: A person or group not involved in or responsible for a conflict or wrongdoing.
- The treaty aimed to protect unoffending parties caught in the crossfire.
- Unoffending bystander: An innocent person who is present but not involved in an event.
- The protest was peaceful, and no unoffending bystanders were harmed.
Adjective
- not causing anger or annoyance
- inoffensive behavior
- not offending
- an unoffending motorist should not have been stopped