Harmless and Nonlethal

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Harmless adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.

Usage example: a perfectly harmless little spider

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Nonlethal and harmless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nonlethal" instead an adjective "Harmless".

Nearby Words: harm, harmful, harmlessly

Nonlethal adjective - Not capable of causing death.

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Harmless and nonlethal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harmless" instead an adjective "Nonlethal".

Backyard Skateboarding has nonlethal AND harmless bottomless pits.

Source: Non-Lethal Bottomless Pits
In Star Fox Adventures, the bottomless pits are not only nonlethal, but harmless.

Source: Non-Lethal Bottomless Pits
Later, we learn that he causes volcanic eruptions whenever he ejaculates while having sex, though they appear to be (somehow) nonlethal and relatively harmless.

Source: Webcomic / Oglaf

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Nonlethal and Harmless. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/harmless/nonlethal

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Nonlethal or Harmless. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/harmless/nonlethal.

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