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