Antonyms of adj unoffending

2 senses of unoffending

Sense 1
unoffending (vs. offending) -- (not offending; "an unoffending motorist should not have been stopped")

offending (vs. unoffending) -- (offending against or breaking a law or rule; "contracts offending against the statute were canceled")
        => sinning -- (transgressing a moral or divine law; "if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive"- Shakespeare)
        => offensive, violative -- (violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity")

Sense 2
inoffensive (vs. offensive), unoffending -- (not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior")


Similarity of adj unoffending

2 senses of unoffending

Sense 1
unoffending (vs. offending) -- (not offending; "an unoffending motorist should not have been stopped")

Sense 2
inoffensive (vs. offensive), unoffending -- (not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior")
       => offenseless, offenceless -- (incapable of offending or attacking)

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