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inoffensively

ADVERB
innocuously
Synonyms


ADVERB
peacefully
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Shimizu is an exploratory jazz musician who has of late gained popularity for his television scores and inoffensively ambient music that employs soporific electronics.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2025

Conflict-Averse Formalism: The second most common type of art in public, these works are most notable for being inoffensively pretty at a time when people can take offense at anything.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

“Just trying to slowly and hopefully inoffensively upgrade the aesthetic of the town,” Dix said.

From Seattle Times Nov. 5, 2023

Bonus: When both have proved over time their willingness to put the friendship’s interests above their own sometimes, it’s easier for one of them to say inoffensively, “Whoo, I need a night with adults.”

From Washington Post Nov. 25, 2022

When it was dinnertime, Nathan set the plates as inoffensively as possible.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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