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