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