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