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