as in benign
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt
a perfectly harmless little spider
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Recent Examples of harmless
Stay sharp out there, and consider this your invitation to stir up a little harmless mischief of your own.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
It was later identified as a harmless balloon.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
But many remember Plimpton’s Sidd Finch escapade and most regard it in the harmless manner it was intended.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Why acting quickly matters This means a charge that looks harmless could actually be the first step in a larger fraud attempt.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
It was later identified as a harmless balloon.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
But many remember Plimpton’s Sidd Finch escapade and most regard it in the harmless manner it was intended.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Why acting quickly matters This means a charge that looks harmless could actually be the first step in a larger fraud attempt.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for harmless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmless
Adjective
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All of them caught the TPC San Antonio in benign conditions with very little wind, and morning rain that not only softened the course but led officials to allow for preferred lies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Human disease may be acute, chronic, malignant, or benign, and it is usually indicated by signs and symptoms such as fever or vomiting.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Jose Fernandez, an above-average runner, was safe at home, and Moreno went to third.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Spray dry toilet paper with cleansing, soothing and refreshing Pristine to create an instant wet wipe that is actually flushable and safe for your sewer and septic systems.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Critics of the system say its an invasion of privacy that creates a mass surveillance network and tracks innocent people during their daily travels.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The 50-year-old coach said the interaction was completely innocent.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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No idea, belief, purchase, product, or event can be ordinary or innocuous.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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Officially, the plane was civilian doing innocuous civilian things.—
David Szondy
March 29,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Matter of fact, none of his trademark charisma or humor can be found on the entire album, which seems like a complete misunderstanding of the genre as self-serious and inoffensive.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Mar. 2026
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DeBrusk is the definition of a top-six guy and his top comps — Reilly Smith, Tyler Toffoli, Jason Zucker — speak to his inoffensive archetype.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But his family says Ty was perfectly healthy before suddenly dying.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Kailer Yamamoto and Liam O’Brien, who was in the lineup after 18 games as a healthy scratch, also scored for the Mammoth, who won their fourth straight road game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Harmless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmless. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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