harmless
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Definition of harmless
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Synonyms & Antonyms for harmless
Synonyms
anodyne, benign, hurtless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, safe, white
Antonyms
adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, dangerous, deleterious, detrimental, evil, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious, mischievous, nocuous, noxious, pernicious, prejudicial, wicked
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Skip to main content Turns out, the spider was a brown recluse, which is typically harmless and prefers to flee rather than fight, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. — Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, "Woman finds venomous brown recluse spider in her ear after complaining of earache," 23 Aug. 2019 Ransomware attacks often begin after employees click on links or download attachments containing malicious code from seemingly harmless e-mails. — Manny Fernandez, BostonGlobe.com, "Ransomware attack hits 23 Texas towns, authorities say," 20 Aug. 2019 The conceit that the routine practice of claiming Native-ness is largely harmless and that most people bar themselves from spreading such falsities is an indefensible lie. — Nick Martin, The New Republic, "Native American Imposters Keep Corrupting the “Redskins” Debate," 13 Aug. 2019 Actually Harmless Fortunately, the bites, though very painful, are usually harmless. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "Gulp. The Summer of the “Toe-Biter” Bug is Upon Us," 25 July 2019 Your wife can, in this process, ask these relatives to be mindful that seemingly harmless assumptions about your not having children are in fact acutely painful for you. — Carolyn Hax, The Mercury News, "Carolyn Hax: They don’t know my son died, and they make these hurtful comments," 9 July 2019 But this seemingly harmless question is a key culprit in perpetuating the persistent gender wage gap in the United States, according to a growing number of civil rights groups and legal experts. — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, "Democrats gave the wrong answers about the gender pay gap," 27 June 2019 Many of our members are mothers or grandmothers and are completely harmless. — Michelle Malkin, National Review, "Anti-Trump Knitters: A Decade-Long Unraveling," 26 June 2019 For Curran, the interaction was completely harmless. — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, "Beyoncé's Publicist Calls Out Fans for 'Spewing Hate' at Nicole Curran After Viral Game 3 Moment," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'harmless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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