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