unthreatened
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4.2
- adjective
- /ʌnˈθrɛtənd/
:
no amenazado
- You're a rare unthreatened male cop with a good marriage, and you like to eat where I eat, so everything's code four.
- feel unthreatened
Examples
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The duck was an opera buff, which endeared the animal to her and guaranteed it a long, unthreatened life under her roof.
Fiction book (1998) -
What will make them feel safe and unthreatened? "This, and this only: cease to call slavery wrong, and join them in calling it right."
Blog text (26) -
At least he felt unthreatened here.
Fiction book (1991) -
Also, the girls feel comfortable around her, unthreatened and mothered.
Fiction book (2001) -
In short, the core of any program, if it is to survive unthreatened by budgetary cuts, should include 80 to 100 percent of the student body.
Academic text (1994) -
Children with spatial gifts need to be engaged and appreciated in an environment in which they feel comfortable and unthreatened (Dixon, 1983).
Academic text (2004) -
In John Mueller's words, Washington is an "unthreatened wealth-seeker." (n7)
Academic text (2001) -
The children played in the garden, laughing and feeling completely unthreatened by the world around them.
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She felt unthreatened during the meeting, knowing that her ideas would be valued and respected.
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In the safe haven of their home, the puppy was unthreatened and enjoyed playing without fear.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not likely to be harmed or in danger
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1.5
Not hurt and not in danger
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2.1
Not hurt or damaged after a dangerous event
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1.8
Not hurt physically
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6.5
Left alone and not harmed or disturbed
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2.0
Kept safe from harm or danger
Not at risk of dying out
Antonyms
How Threatened
Surface Forms
Morphology
unthreatened = threatened (transparent) = un + threaten + ed
The productive negating prefix 'un-' is attached to the adjective 'threatened', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not threatened'.
Etymology
The word unthreatened starts with un- meaning 'not' and the part threaten, which means 'to say you will harm' or 'to put in danger'. So unthreatened literally means 'not in danger' — safe or not at risk.