unthreatening
adjective
un·threat·en·ing
| \ ˌən-ˈthret-niŋ
, -ˈthre-tᵊn-iŋ\
, -ˈthre-tᵊn-iŋ\
Definition of unthreatening
: not presenting a threat : not threatening
… Mr. Yanobe's sculptures are friendly, unthreatening beings.— Sarah Bayliss
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That leads to less contact with unfamiliar people, and makes even unthreatening acts seem harmful or ill-intended. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Saving the academic integrity of student-athletes," 16 Aug. 2019 After Nixon's paranoia got the best of him, Gerald and Betty Ford were tasked with something that seemed impossible in the wake of Watergate: making the White House a distinctly unthreatening symbol. — Wil Haygood, Town & Country, "The Best (and Worst) White House Parties of All Time," 1 Jan. 2013 Topping out at only 12 inches as adults and weighing less than two tubs of ice cream, with jet-black masks across their eyes and swollen bellies, meerkats look pretty unthreatening. — Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, "We Went on a Meerkat Safari and Loved It," 24 Apr. 2018 As the world truly moved online, abstract fears were repeatedly met with, and answered by, specific, irresistible and unthreatening products and experiences. — John Herrman, New York Times, "The Return of the Techno-Moral Panic," 5 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unthreatening.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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