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