intimidating
adjective
Sometimes intimidatory intended to frighten someone or to force or stop someone’s action through fear.
unintimidating
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a word derived from
intimidating.
Example Sentences
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Folan’s sunny personality and unintimidating teaching style normalized yoga for those women—who, in turn, normalized it for their children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
When she Founded Form Fitness, Summers knew she wanted to create a safe, unintimidating space for everyone to work out in, regardless of body type or ability.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2023
“Drawing a daily diary, and in a low-stakes medium like a comp book” — what Mann calls the unintimidating “cheap materials” of thin, lined paper — “really takes the pressure off.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2022
“Our goal was always to be that favorite, super-knowledgeable and unintimidating neighbor, whose advice was always spot-on,” Seabolt said last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2018
For her own good: round-the-clock care; nice grounds; arts and crafts classes; tennis courts; a friendly, unintimidating staff, no one in a uniform.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
