as in healthy
not likely to cause someone to be afraid or worried; not threatening
It's best to approach the dog in a calm, nonthreatening way.
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Recent Examples of nonthreatening
The whole production is tidy, predictable, nonthreatening, and occasionally entertaining.
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Michael J. Socolow, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2019
The whole production is tidy, predictable, nonthreatening and occasionally entertaining.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2019
His quirky behavior renders him nonthreatening during investigations.
—Katie Walsh, chicagotribune.com, 31 Oct. 2019
Teachers are trained how to stand in a nonthreatening way.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 19 Nov. 2019
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Michael J. Socolow, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2019
The whole production is tidy, predictable, nonthreatening and occasionally entertaining.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2019
His quirky behavior renders him nonthreatening during investigations.
—Katie Walsh, chicagotribune.com, 31 Oct. 2019
Teachers are trained how to stand in a nonthreatening way.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 19 Nov. 2019
See all Example Sentences for nonthreatening
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonthreatening
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The seemingly random nature of this tragedy—Fi was young and mostly healthy—rocked Fuller to her core.Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Don’t fret — this is all about finding a healthy balance between your passionate pursuit of creativity and recognition and your need for personal space.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Most dogs would do anything for a treat, and while giving them a little snack is usually harmless, constantly overfeeding them can be detrimental to their health.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Couples are granting each other permission to share presumably harmless admissions, like covering holes in the ceiling with birthday decorations, which typically escalates into pretty murky territory.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Cotton — who recently underwent surgery to remove a benign tumor — last posted about Wood on his birthday on Instagram in October.Daniela Avila, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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But however benign Trump may be for the industry, higher U.S. production in 2025 will largely be down to the spirit of private enterprise.Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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While a standard Whiskey Sour is a delightful experience, almost invariably mixed with bourbon and made smooth and unobjectionable with egg white, the Rattlesnake is that same framework but greener.Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2024
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It will be seen, however, from the letter of a correspondent that the word is not entirely unobjectionable, as it may be confounded with Science when it is spoken in the plural.Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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Brightly colored cartoon characters are a fun, inoffensive way to appeal to the youth, and the Catholic Church could stand to shed its image as a dusty, archaic institution.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The lookalike thing feels like an inoffensive trend—a local frenzy that harms nobody, a deluge of unseriousness.Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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The research presented formaldehyde as relatively innocuous.Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Wow, that’s a lot of shadowy baggage associated with something that might have been a somewhat innocuous remark.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Most of the user reviews say that’s a pretty painless task.Clint Davis, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2024
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Uninfected cysts are typically painless to the touch, whereas boils are more pliant and painful.Mark Gurarie, Health, 6 Dec. 2024
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Fire, emergency, and police services keep us safe and enable protection of our property.Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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This is the very edge of California’s dairy country—and so far, the cows here are safe.Simon Hill, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Nonthreatening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonthreatening. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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