NONINFECTIOUS Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

noninfectious

adjective

Definition of noninfectious

as in nonfatal

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Recent Examples of noninfectious This tube contains 15 billion virus-like vesicles—small sacs of noninfectious particles replicated in a lab. — IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2025 However, several types of infectious and noninfectious meningitis don’t spread from person to person. — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 18 Jan. 2025 Kennedy’s largest focus of late has been on noninfectious diseases such as diabetes and cancer and their risk factors such as obesity. — Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 15 Nov. 2024 The adjuvant in the University of Houston’s fentanyl vaccine is an enterotoxin, a chemical produced by the bacteria Escherichia coli and modified to be noninfectious. — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for noninfectious

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Adjective

The officer, Christian Castro, is charged in connection with a nonfatal shooting in Minneapolis.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Those cohort studies showed about a 30% higher risk for both fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular outcomes after statins were discontinued in people 65 and older in the Italy study and 75 and older in the Denmark one.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of nonfatal

Adjective

Advocates say there are ways around the issue by carefully sourcing nonpoisonous trees that are grown organically and not sprayed with fire retardant.

— Charles Passy, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2020
This will give them a chance to exercise this innate behavior with a safe source of nonpoisonous plant life.

— David Shultz, Science | AAAS, 8 Aug. 2019

Definition of nonpoisonous

Adjective

Sustainable cooking and cleaning products, more natural, nontoxic children’s toys, and clothing with less plastic and heavy metals are all hot topics.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
They’re made faster and with a nontoxic concrete mixture and can be custom-shaped for the ecosystems where they’re installed.

— Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of nontoxic

Adjective

In the chemical and materials industries, quantum computing could inform the design of more efficient batteries for electric cars and noncorrosive elements for ships.

— Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
If the clog remains, use a biodegradable, noncorrosive pipe cleaner, or a household cleaner like hydrogen peroxide, to flush out the drain.

— Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2023

Definition of noncorrosive

Adjective

Village and township residents and officials have protested the nondestructive hydro-excavation business’s plan to relocate from Channahon to about 38 acres on 159th Street in Homer Township.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
The Live Filter Layers menu offers a wealth of nondestructive effects, including those that add noise, blur, change lighting and colors, distort, and sharpen.

— Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of nondestructive

Adjective

The gloves are marketed as a nonlethal way to subdue and control people.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
While the devices are marketed as nonlethal and safe for the heart, a pending lawsuit alleges a 43-year-old man died in 2024 after he was shocked 27 times with the gloves and 13 more times by a Taser at a jail in Richmond, Kentucky.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of nonlethal

Adjective

Such qualities might be unobjectionable, even desirable, in and of themselves, but their ubiquitous appearance across the internet has turned them into instant design clichés.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
And on the surface, Lind's premise is unobjectionable.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of unobjectionable

Adjective

Instead of the industrial look favored by many rival robots, NEO is notable for its aggressively nonthreatening appearance.

— James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Here, grizzlies don’t equate people with food—as opposed to populated areas where alluring smells forge a connection—and have learned to tolerate humans, thanks to decades of naturalists adopting nonthreatening practices.

— Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025

Definition of nonthreatening

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