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