Words That Mean Harmless and Mild
The absence of harm — and, sometimes, the absence of much else.
8 words
- Benignadjective
not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
- Docileadjective
willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
- Innocuousadjective
not injurious to physical or mental health
- Insipidadjective
lacking interest or significance or impact
- Placidadjective
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- Tepidadjective
feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
- Tranquiladjective
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- Vapidadjective
lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
Study these against
A word’s meaning sharpens against its opposite. These sets are the ones worth holding beside harmless and mild.