inoffensive
Definitions
Adjective
- Not causing anger or annoyance
- Giving no offense
- Substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "inoffensive".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | imperative | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | indicative | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | ineffective | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | indecisive | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | inattentive | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | infinitive | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | injunctive | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | dispositive | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | inoperative | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | interactive | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "inoffensive".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | defensive | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | intensive | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | incentive | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | offensive | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | offense | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | offenses | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | inexpensive | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | insensitive | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | ineffective | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | inventive | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | inconclusive | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | indefensible | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | offensives | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | offensively | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | intensively | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | pensive | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | counteroffensive | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | counteroffensives | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | infective | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | offends | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "inoffensive" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "inoffensive" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "inoffensive" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "inoffensive".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 10
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Homeless in Vancouver: Fairview’s inoffensive defensive architecture
Mar 26, 2015 The Georgia Straight
Mar 26, 2015 The Georgia Straight
Frances McDormand gets bleeped for inoffensive words in Golden Globes speech
Jan 8, 2018 The Seattle Times
Jan 8, 2018 The Seattle Times
inoffensive Frankenkid; you’ve seen worse (The Odd Life of Timothy Green review)
Apr 5, 2013 Flick Filosopher
Apr 5, 2013 Flick Filosopher
EXPLAINER: No evidence ‘3/5 compromise’ aimed to end slavery or was inoffensive
May 7, 2021 Sentinel Colorado
May 7, 2021 Sentinel Colorado