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