inoffensive

Questions about inoffensive

What does inoffensive mean?

inoffensive means "not causing anger or annoyance". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in inoffensive?

inoffensive has 4 syllables: in-of-fen-sive. The stress falls on "fen". In IPA it is /ˌɪnəˈfɛnsɪv/.

What is another word for inoffensive?

Close synonyms include unoffending. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of inoffensive?

The recorded antonyms are offensive, offensive.

Is inoffensive a common word?

inoffensive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with inoffensive?

3 words rhyme with inoffensive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.