Synonyms for harmless
ˈhɑrm lɪsharm·less

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1. harmlessadjective

   Antonyms:
   harmful

2. harmlessadjective

   Antonyms:
   harmful

3. harmlessadjective

   Antonyms:
   harmful

4. harmlessadjective

   Antonyms:
   harmful

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1. harmless

   Innocent, in the full sense, signifies not tainted with sin; not having done wrong or violated legal or moral precept or duty; as, an innocent babe. Innocent is a negative word, expressing less than righteous, upright, or virtuous, which imply knowledge of good and evil, with free choice of the good. A little child or a lamb is innocent; a tried and faithful man is righteous, upright, virtuous. Immaculate, pure, and sinless may be used either of one who has never known the possibility of evil or of one who has perfectly and triumphantly resisted it. Innocent is used of inanimate substances in the sense of harmless; as, an innocent remedy, that is, one not dangerous, even if not helpful. Innocent, in a specific case, signifies free from the guilt of a particular act, even tho the total character may be very evil; as, the thief was found to be innocent of the murder. See CANDID; PURE.

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   Synonyms:
   blameless, clean, clear, faultless, guileless, guiltless, immaculate, innocent, innocuous, innoxious, inoffensive, pure, right, righteous, sinless, spotless, stainless, upright, virtuous

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1. harmless

   Synonyms:
   innocuous, innoxious, inoffensive, innocent, gentle

   Antonyms:
   nocuous, noxious, hurtful, savage, cruel, deadly, violent, mischievous, destructive, pernicious

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1. harmlessadjective

   not causing or capable of causing harm

   "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"

   Antonyms:
   wounding, mischievous, stabbing, damaging, prejudicial, counterproductive, calumniatory, pernicious, insidious, libelous, slanderous, detrimental, bruising, ruinous, deleterious, catastrophic, bad, ill, defamatory, prejudicious, libellous, denigrating, hurtful, subtle, injurious, denigratory, denigrative, calumnious, nocent, harmful, abusive

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1. harmlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   innoxious, innocuous, not hurtful

2. harmlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   inoffensive, unoffending

3. harmlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   uninjured, unhurt, unharmed

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1. harmlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   innocuous, innoxious, inoffensive, peaceable, uninjured, unscathed

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1. List of paraphrases for "harmless":

   innocuous, inoffensive, non-hazardous, benign, safe, innocent, helpless, environmentally, non-dangerous

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1. Carsten Hjorthøj:

   I think it is highly important to use both our study and other studies to highlight and emphasize that cannabis use is not harmless, there is, unfortunately, evidence to suggest that cannabis is increasingly seen as a somewhat harmless substance. This is unfortunate, since we see links with schizophrenia, poorer cognitive function, substance use disorders, etc.

2. David Kopel:

   The Panthers' arms-carrying was often intended to be intimidating, that's one difference between the Panthers and modern open-carry activists. The latter are attempting to convey the message that they are harmless and peaceful.

3. Milton Friedman:

   Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.

4. A. M. Rosenthal:

   It has been our policy not to use obscenities in the paper. It's a harmless little eccentricity of ours.

5. Alfred Jarry:

   It is because the public are a mass -- inert, obtuse, and passive -- that they need to be shaken up from time to time so that we can tell from their bear-like grunts where they are -- and also where they stand. They are pretty harmless, in spite of their numbers, because they are fighting against intelligence.