Synonyms for unharmful
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not harmful.
Example sentences
- harmless I'm sorry. It was only meant as a harmless prank.
- benign Various types of tumors exist, both benign and malignant.
- innocuous Her innocuous statement was actually a veiled insult.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unharmful | falling | |
| harmless | steady | |
| benign | rising | |
| innocuous | steady | |
| nonharmful | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- benign2
- 8 letters
- harmless2
- 9 letters
- innocuous4
- 10 letters
- nonharmful
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (benign2 = 2 syllables).