Bad
Bad adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: sitting too close to the television is said to be bad for the eyes
Harmless
Harmless adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.
Usage example: a perfectly harmless little spider
Both words in one sentence
-
In this case they are as defenseless as the harmless animals and the perpetrator is just as bad as the others and even more clearly a Dirty Coward.
Source: Bad People Abuse Animals - The only way to recognize bad trees from harmless ones is the presence of the beehive - no such luck with the bushes, meaning your best strategy is to torch every last one you see, just in case.
Source: Suddenly Harmful Harmless Object - A harmless character known for bad jokes becomes The Chessmaster in one fell swoop..
Cite this Source
Harmless and Bad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/harmless
Bad & Harmless. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/harmless>.
Harmless or Bad. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/harmless.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "bad" and "harmless" have occurred on timeline