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