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Harmless vs Unharmed - What's the difference?

harmless | unharmed |

As adjectives the difference between harmless and unharmed

is that harmless is incapable of causing harm or danger while unharmed is which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged.

harmless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Incapable of causing harm or danger.
  • Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
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  • Safe.

    • Synonyms

    * benign * innocent * innocuous

    Antonyms

    * harmful

    Derived terms

    * harmlessly * harmlessness

    unharmed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged

    • Synonyms

    * in one piece, safe and sound, unhurt, uninjured, unscathed