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