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Definitions

harmless

[hahrm-lis] / ˈhɑrm lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
not injurious or dangerous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gentle innocent innocuous inoffensive naive nontoxic painless powerless simple
WEAK
controllable disarmed guiltless hurtless innoxious inoperative kind manageable nonirritating paper-tiger reliable safe sanitary soft softie sound sure trustworthy unobjectionable unoffensive
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad damaging experienced harmful strong
WEAK
destructive evil hurtful injurious sinful wicked

Example Sentences

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At the same time, I have come to regard my tech tweaks as a relatively harmless nonhuman gesture.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The treatment she developed involved gradually exposing patients to the things that, while harmless, they feared intensely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In a different timeline, this would be just harmless fun — a quirk of the president’s personality, nothing more.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Ultras groups can provide enjoyable, mostly harmless experiences for those involved.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Agnew and Hamilton knew from their years practicing military surgery that the human body often encases a bullet in a cyst, or sac, making it harmless.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.