offenseless

Examples

• All

• The puppy's offenseless nature made it loved by everyone in the family.

• With its soft eyes and offenseless stance, the animal posed no threat to anyone.

• The kitten was completely offenseless in the presence of the dog.

• Why do you think he feels so offenseless?

• The puppy's offenseless nature made it loved by everyone in the family.

• With its soft eyes and offenseless stance, the animal posed no threat to anyone.

• The kitten was completely offenseless in the presence of the dog.

Synonyms

I

innocent

vsoffenseless

134 1.0

Not meant to cause harm or upset

means unable or unlikely to attack rather than merely lacking bad intent

I

inoffensive

vsoffenseless

5 3.2

Not likely to upset or annoy people

focuses on being unable to attack or offend rather than just unlikely

U

unoffensive

vsoffenseless

1 3.7

Something that does not upset people and is harmless

emphasizes true inability rather than only low likelihood

U

unoffending

vsoffenseless

4.8

Not making people angry or hurting them

describes inability rather than simply not causing harm

N

nonoffensive

vsoffenseless

3.5

Does not attack or harm and serves only to defend

is defined by inability rather than by lack of intent

Antonyms

A

aggressive

311 3.7

Behaving in a hostile way and ready to attack or argue

O

offensive

240 5.6

Intended to attack rather than defend

How Offensive

outrageous

192 4.2

insulting

• Offensive

130 3.0

offensive

• Offensive

261 4.0

mild

107 1.0

harmless

231 1.0

inoffensive

5 3.2

offenseless

7.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology