adj ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   not offensive

   "an inoffensive joke"

2. 2
   harmless

   "an inoffensive plant"

Adjective

1. 1
   giving no offense wordnet
2. 2
   not causing anger or annoyance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

harmlessunobjectionablepeaceableadmissibleallowableanodyne

Antonyms

All antonyms

harmfuloffensive

Example

More examples

"It's offensive how inoffensive you are!"

Etymology

From in- + offensive.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.