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