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