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