innocuous Antonyms
Strongest:
- prejudicial
- deleterious
- prejudicial
- evil
- pernicious
- wicked
- sinister
- bad
- damaging
- damaging
- injurious
- bad
- noxious
- detrimental
- wicked
- poisonous
- baneful
- hurtful
- ill
- detrimental
- dangerous
- sinister
- pernicious
- hurtful
- baneful
- deleterious
- dangerous
- adverse
- ill
- injurious
- poisonous
- mischievous
- harmful
- noxious
- harmful
- ominous
- adverse
- ominous
- evil
- mischievous
Strong:
- painful
- unsound
- nasty
- hazardous
- unsafe
- risky
- deadly
- menacing
- threatening
- nasty
- nocuous
- unhealthful
- lethal
- venomous
- threatening
- venomous
- baleful
- risky
- unsafe
- lethal
- unwholesome
- unhealthy
- menacing
- offensive
- unhealthy
- offensive
- unwholesome
- perilous
- unhealthful
- baleful
- perilous
- nocuous
- unsound
- painful
- hazardous
- deadly
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.
innocent, benign,harmless, white,safe, healthy, mild, anodyne, sound, inoffensive
prejudicial, deleterious, prejudicial, evil, pernicious, wicked, sinister, bad, damaging, damaging
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.
