Inoffensive
Inoffensive adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.
Usage example: an inoffensive little joke at the opening of his speech
Nearby Word: inoffensively
Offensive
Offensive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: the smell of rotting food is quite offensive
Inoffensive is an antonym for offensive.
Both words in one sentence
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The latter replaced the offensive names and voice clips with inoffensive ones, and changed the Terrence & Phillip end-of-game fart match sequence to a belching contest.
Source: Adjustable Censorship -
The latter replaced the offensive names and voice clips with inoffensive ones, and changed the end-of-game match sequence to a belching contest.
Source: Pinball / South Park - To most people under age 30 or so, this is the type of music so inoffensive in both sound and structure that it goes around the scale and becomes offensive.
Source: Genre Motif / Easy Listening
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Offensive and Inoffensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inoffensive/offensive
Inoffensive & Offensive. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/inoffensive/offensive>.
Offensive or Inoffensive. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/inoffensive/offensive.
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