unthreatening
adjective
un·threat·en·ing
ˌən-ˈthret-niŋ,
-ˈthre-tᵊn-iŋ
: not presenting a threat : not threatening
… Mr. Yanobe's sculptures are friendly, unthreatening beings.—
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unthreateningly
adverb
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Being unable to cut inside onto his stronger foot meant that the Brazilian was often running out of space, forced onto his right foot before making unthreatening passes into the middle of the pitch.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
But then, the notion advanced by the Trump administration that it would be focused on hardened criminals is a ruse, as relatively unthreatening undocumented immigrants — some with legal standing to be in the country — have been targeted from early on.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
The team wasn’t overawed, nor overly emotional; there was an intelligence to its play, dropping deep to conserve energy, allowing Chelsea possession in unthreatening areas.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Meanwhile Hussein, desperate to prove himself as an unthreatening American, goes all-in on assimilation.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
But then, the notion advanced by the Trump administration that it would be focused on hardened criminals is a ruse, as relatively unthreatening undocumented immigrants — some with legal standing to be in the country — have been targeted from early on.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
The team wasn’t overawed, nor overly emotional; there was an intelligence to its play, dropping deep to conserve energy, allowing Chelsea possession in unthreatening areas.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Meanwhile Hussein, desperate to prove himself as an unthreatening American, goes all-in on assimilation.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Unthreatening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unthreatening. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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