unoffendable
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈfɛndəbl/
:
inoffensivo
- The teacher made sure her comments were unoffendable to avoid upsetting any students.
Examples
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His jokes are always unoffendable, so no one ever feels uncomfortable.
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They chose an unoffendable design for the public campaign to appeal to everyone.
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She is unoffendable!
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He is unoffendable!
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The teacher made sure her comments were unoffendable to avoid upsetting any students.
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They chose an unoffendable design for the public campaign to appeal to everyone.
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His jokes are always unoffendable, so no one ever feels uncomfortable.
Synonyms
30
6.5
Unlikely to hurt or upset people
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3.2
Not likely to upset or annoy people
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5.2
Not likely to upset or offend people
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3.7
Something that does not upset people and is harmless
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8.9
Not open to complaint or criticism
Does not upset people and avoids rude or hurtful words
Not making people angry or hurting them
Antonyms
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
unoffendable = offendable (semi-transparent) = un + offend + able
Morphologically clear (un- + offend + -able) but the sense shifts perspective ('not likely to offend others' vs. 'not able to be offended'), which may confuse learners.
Etymology
Unoffendable is made of un- 'not', offend 'to upset', and -able 'able to'. So when a comment or design is unoffendable, it is 'not able to upset' people and is meant to be safe and inoffensive for many audiences.