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undangerous

undangerous

4.1
Safe and not likely to cause harm
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈdeɪndʒərəs/
translation icon : inofensivo
  • This route is undangerous, making it safe for casual cyclists and families.

Examples

  • The weather today is quite undangerous, so we can go on our hike without worry.

  • So... undangerous.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • If Thimerisol is so undangerous, then it should be no problem for you to speak honestly and accurately about its whereabouts.

    Blog text (28)
  • The playground is considered undangerous for children because it has soft surfaces and no sharp edges.

Synonyms

safe
vsundangerous
1.0

Not likely to be harmed or in danger

focuses on not causing harm rather than being protected
harmless
vsundangerous
231 1.0

Not able to hurt people or things

emphasizes not likely to cause harm rather than absolute incapability
innocuous
vsundangerous
30 6.5

Unlikely to hurt or upset people

focuses on absence of risk rather than absence of offense or reaction
nonthreatening
vsundangerous
4 3.8

Not likely to make someone feel afraid or unsafe

centers on absence of risk rather than mere lack of intimidation
nonhazardous
vsundangerous
1 3.0

Not dangerous and unlikely to harm people or the environment

is about not causing personal harm rather than broad environmental risk
unoffensive
vsundangerous
1 3.7

Something that does not upset people and is harmless

refers mainly to lack of risk rather than absence of social upset
unhazardous
vsundangerous
3.1

Not likely to cause danger or harm

is the general negative form focusing on not creating harm
innoxious
vsundangerous
9.5

Not harmful to people or animals

highlights likely absence of harm rather than claiming no adverse effect
noninjurious
vsundangerous
3.9

Not likely to hurt people, animals, or things

is broader, including risk or harm beyond just physical injury
untainted
vsundangerous
  • Specialized
6.5

Safe to use because it is checked and has no harmful data

applies generally to lack of harm rather than verified technical provenance

Antonyms

1.5

Likely to cause harm or injury

How Dangerous

deadly
543 2.8
dangerous
1.5
risky
269 3.6
undangerous
4.1
harmless
231 1.0

Surface Forms

undangerous positive

Morphology

undangerous = dangerous (transparent) = un + danger + ous

Regular negation using the productive prefix 'un-' on the adjective 'dangerous', yielding a meaning directly interpretable as 'not dangerous'.

Etymology

The word undangerous begins with un- meaning 'not' and uses dangerous, which comes from danger meaning 'harm' or 'risk'. So undangerous means 'not likely to cause harm', or simply 'safe'.