non-poisonous

Examples

• All

• The zookeepers only allow visitors to handle non-poisonous snakes.

• The label assured customers that the paint was completely non-poisonous.

• This plant is non-poisonous.

• The berries are non-poisonous and safe to eat.

• You can eat these berries because they are non-poisonous.

• The zookeepers only allow visitors to handle non-poisonous snakes.

• The label assured customers that the paint was completely non-poisonous.

Synonyms

E

edible

vsnon-poisonous

78 1.4

Safe to eat and does not make you sick

includes eating safety but also covers touching and other uses

N

nontoxic

vsnon-poisonous

5 3.4

Safe for people, animals, and the environment

focuses on safety when eaten, touched, or used rather than broader environment

N

nonpoisonous

vsnon-poisonous

1 2.5

Not containing poison and safe to touch or eat

is the hyphenated form of the same phrase

N

nonhazardous

vsnon-poisonous

1 3.0

Not dangerous and unlikely to harm people or the environment

focuses on absence of poison and safety for touching, eating, or using

N

nonvenomous

vsnon-poisonous

1 4.3

Not able to put poison into another animal by biting or stinging

refers more broadly to absence of poison for eating, touching, or using

A

atoxic

vsnon-poisonous

• Specialized

7.4

A thing that is not poisonous to people or animals

emphasizes safety for touching, eating, or using rather than production detail

I

innoxious

vsnon-poisonous

9.5

Not harmful to people or animals

targets lack of poison and harm when eaten, touched, or used

U

undangerous

vsnon-poisonous

4.1

Safe and not likely to cause harm

narrows this to absence of poison when eaten, touched, or used

Antonyms

P

poisonous

90 2.8

Containing a substance that can make you sick and can cause death if eaten, touched, or breathed

How Poisonous

lethal

193 4.8

toxic

380 4.0

poisonous

90 2.8

non-poisonous

2.5

harmless

231 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology