| Main Entry: | harmless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not injurious or dangerous |
Synonyms: |
controllable, disarmed, gentle, guiltless, hurtless, innocent, innocuous, innoxious, inoffensive, inoperative, kind, manageable, naive, nonirritating, nontoxic, painless, paper-tiger, powerless, pussycat, reliable, safe, sanitary, simple, soft*, softie, sound, sure, trustworthy, unobjectionable, unoffensive |
Antonyms: |
bad, destructive, evil, harmful, hurtful, injurious, sinful, wicked |
| Main Entry: | paper tiger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | powerless person or group |
Synonyms: |
empty suit, hollow man, man of straw, petty tyrant, straw man, tin god |
| Main Entry: | unoffensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harmless |
Synonyms: |
controllable, disarmed, gentle, guiltless, hurtless, innocent, innocuous, innoxious, inoffensive, inoperative, kind, manageable, naive, nonirritating, nontoxic, painless, paper-tiger, powerless, pussycat, reliable, safe, sanitary, simple, soft*, softie, sound, sure, trustworthy, unobjectionable |