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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In Goolsbee’s framework, a harmless boom would be one where productivity was quietly showing up and easing inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

A jellyfish-like creature called Velella velella, also known as by-the-wind sailors, can wash up on West Coast shores and are usually harmless to people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

This kind of misinformation is not a harmless error.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The immune system fights off the harmless virus and learns to fight Ebola in the process.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Gossip no longer feels harmless when my family is the subject.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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