innocuous Antonyms
Strongest:
- dangerous
- evil
- evil
- pernicious
- poisonous
- noxious
- baneful
- poisonous
- sinister
- mischievous
- pernicious
- ill
- detrimental
- deleterious
- damaging
- harmful
- injurious
- injurious
- wicked
- detrimental
- ill
- deleterious
- ominous
- bad
- damaging
- adverse
- prejudicial
- dangerous
- adverse
- hurtful
- noxious
- bad
- sinister
- prejudicial
- ominous
- hurtful
- wicked
- mischievous
- baneful
- harmful
Strong:
- menacing
- hazardous
- lethal
- unsound
- unwholesome
- risky
- unhealthful
- nasty
- lethal
- threatening
- painful
- threatening
- menacing
- unwholesome
- offensive
- unhealthy
- perilous
- risky
- venomous
- baleful
- perilous
- venomous
- unsafe
- deadly
- unhealthful
- unsafe
- offensive
- painful
- unhealthy
- baleful
- nasty
- nocuous
- hazardous
- unsound
- deadly
- nocuous
Weak:
Meaning of innocuous
innocuous (a)
not injurious to physical or mental health
innocuous (s)
not causing disapproval
lacking intent or capacity to injure
innocuous (a.)
Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent.
innocuous Sentence Examples
- The elderly woman's seemingly innocuous cough turned out to be a symptom of a serious illness.
- The small, white mushroom growing in the grass appeared innocuous, but it was actually poisonous.
- The stranger's friendly smile seemed innocuous enough, but his shifty eyes told a different story.
- The innocuous-looking box contained a treasure so valuable it could change the world.
- The harmless-seeming prank turned out to have disastrous consequences.
- The animal refuge was filled with innocuous creatures, from fluffy kittens to playful puppies.
- The innocuous gesture of opening a door led to an unexpected adventure.
- The politician's innocuous campaign slogan hid a sinister agenda.
- The innocuous letter arrived in the mail, but it held secrets that would shatter lives.
- The innocuous facade of the house concealed a dark and dangerous past.
FAQs About the word innocuous
not injurious to physical or mental health, not causing disapproval, lacking intent or capacity to injureHarmless; producing no ill effect; innocent.
harmless, innocent, benign, white, mild, inoffensive, sound,safe, anodyne, healthy
dangerous, evil, evil, pernicious, poisonous, noxious, baneful, poisonous, sinister, mischievous
The elderly woman's seemingly innocuous cough turned out to be a symptom of a serious illness.
The small, white mushroom growing in the grass appeared innocuous, but it was actually poisonous.
The stranger's friendly smile seemed innocuous enough, but his shifty eyes told a different story.
The innocuous-looking box contained a treasure so valuable it could change the world.
