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