unthreatening

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adjective

Not threatening

“He has a very unthreatening manner.”

Similar
nonthreateningnon-threateningwell-meaningamicable
OriginEnglish threatening ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunthreatening (comparative more unthreatening, superlative most unthreatening)

comparative more unthreatening · superlative most unthreatening

  1. Not threatening

    He has a very unthreatening manner.

    Synonyms: nonthreatening, non-threatening

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot threatening

Similar
nonthreateningnon-threatening

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot unfriendly or threatening

Similar
well-meaningamicable
Also see
amicableharmlessnon-threateningunmenacingwell-meaning

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishthreatening
  9. Englishunthreatening

From un- + threatening.

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Cite this entry
APA

unthreatening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthreatening

MLA

“unthreatening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthreatening. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unthreatening,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthreatening.

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