Harmless
Harmless adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.
Tame is a synonym for harmless in inoffensive topic. In some cases you can use "Tame" instead an adjective "Harmless", when it comes to topics like domesticated.
Tame
Tame adjective - Changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans.
Harmless is a synonym for tame in property topic. You can use "Harmless" instead an adjective "Tame", if it concerns topics such as domesticated.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Everything else is either dangerous but still behaving like a proper animal (the Quaternary fauna from the original, and several of the Paleozoic creatures), completely harmless and tame (the aforementioned Meganeura and Daspletosaurus), or sentient (the Maniraptoriforms and Dilophosaurus).
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The spiders are harmless tarantulas (orange-kneed) and they're tame enough that he can move them with his hands.
Source: Terrifying Pet Store Rat -
Harmless Villain: Shawny prides himself on being a bully, but all his shenanigans are hilariously tame.
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