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