unprovoking

Examples

• All

• He maintained an unprovoking tone throughout the discussion, keeping the atmosphere calm.

• The movie’s content was so unprovoking that most viewers lost interest halfway through.

• This film is unprovoking.

• Her unprovoking remarks calmed the crowd.

• He maintained an unprovoking tone throughout the discussion, keeping the atmosphere calm.

• Her remarks were deliberately unprovoking to avoid escalating the argument.

• The movie was so unprovoking that it failed to keep the audience engaged.

Synonyms

U

uncontroversial

vsunprovoking

6 4.4

Easy for people to accept because few people disagree

avoids causing strong public reactions rather than centering on offense

I

inoffensive

vsunprovoking

5 3.2

Not likely to upset or annoy people

is about not causing strong reactions yet stresses harmlessness

U

unexciting

vsunprovoking

3 3.2

Not interesting or exciting

is focused on avoiding strong responses rather than only lacking thrill

U

undramatic

vsunprovoking

1 4.2

Having no strong emotion and not exciting

focuses on absence of strong reactions instead of only lack of drama

U

unsensational

vsunprovoking

1 6.0

Calm and not meant to excite or shock people

emphasizes low attention grabbing quality rather than general calmness

U

unoffensive

vsunprovoking

1 3.7

Something that does not upset people and is harmless

avoids strong responses but highlights being harmless rather than neutral tone

U

unprovocative

vsunprovoking

6.3

Not likely to cause strong feelings or attract attention

is the broad neutral label for lacking any strong reaction

U

unstirring

vsunprovoking

7.2

Not causing strong feelings or interest

is about not causing strong reactions rather than mere dullness

U

unstimulating

vsunprovoking

5.1

Does not interest, excite, or make people feel energetic

is about not causing strong responses rather than lacking challenge

U

unentertaining

vsunprovoking

4.5

Not interesting to watch, read or listen to

is about not causing strong emotional reaction rather than just boring

N

nonoffensive

vsunprovoking

3.8

Does not upset people and avoids rude or hurtful words

avoids strong reactions but centers on not causing personal harm

Antonyms

P

provoking

1 4.8

Causing annoyance or anger in someone

S

stimulating

1 3.9

To make someone feel more awake and interested

How Provocative

inflammatory

• Literature

41 7.4

provoking

8 4.2

unprovoking

6.6

neutral

218 3.6

bland

31 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology