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