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