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unhazardous

unhazardous

3.1
Not likely to cause danger or harm
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈhæzərdəs/
translation icon : no peligroso
  • The children played in the yard, which was a completely unhazardous environment.

Examples

  • We need to ensure that the chemicals we use are unhazardous for the safety of our community.

  • These materials are unhazardous, making them safe for everyday use in homes.

  • You see, our own ideal—unlike hydrogen—yet unfortunately unhazardous gas or green energy.

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Synonyms

safe
vsunhazardous
1.0

Not likely to be harmed or in danger

is the absence of hazard itself rather than a state of protected condition
harmless
vsunhazardous
231 1.0

Not able to hurt people or things

is about not involving or likely to cause danger rather than capacity
innocuous
vsunhazardous
30 6.5

Unlikely to hurt or upset people

focuses on lack of danger or risk rather than simply avoiding offence or reaction
risk-free
vsunhazardous
9 3.5

Completely safe and not likely to cause loss

is less absolute, meaning low likelihood of danger rather than no chance
riskless
vsunhazardous
1 4.6

Without any chance of harm or loss

is about not involving or likely to cause risk rather than claiming total absence
nonhazardous
vsunhazardous
1 3.0

Not dangerous and unlikely to harm people or the environment

is about lacking danger generally rather than stressing environmental safety
undangerous
vsunhazardous
4.1

Safe and not likely to cause harm

is the same meaning but an alternative word form

Antonyms

1.5

Likely to cause harm or injury

98 5.2

Likely to cause harm or danger

How Dangerous

lethal
193 4.8
dangerous
1.5
hazardous
98 5.2
risky
269 3.6
unhazardous
3.1

Surface Forms

unhazardous positive

Morphology

unhazardous = hazardous (transparent) = un + hazard + ous

Formed by productive negation 'un-' added to the adjective 'hazardous', yielding the straightforward opposite meaning.

Etymology

Unhazardous starts with un- meaning 'not' and has hazard as its root, a word that once named a risky 'game of dice' from Arabic 'al-zahr' and later came to mean 'danger' or 'risk'. So unhazardous simply means 'not dangerous' or 'safe'.