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