Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Harmless and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harmless" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Harmless
Harmless adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.
Acceptable and harmless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Harmless".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Reality Ensues: This film shows the risk of trying to make contact with an alien race: they may take what is acceptable and harmless to us as something offensive and threatening to them.
Source: Film / Pixels - Truth in Television: This is actually very common among recovering alcoholics, exchanging an extremely harmful addiction for a harmless and socially acceptable one.
Source: Must Have Caffeine / Comic Books -
Values Dissonance: Blackface was once considered harmless good fun, but appearing in blackface today is about as acceptable as burning a cross.
Source: Blackface
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