as in harmless
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt
those innocuous lies we must tell every day if society is to remain civil
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Recent Examples of innocuous
Its eight half-hours don’t feel like time well spent so much as just spent, in ways too innocuous to hate but too tedious to treasure.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
The moment was lovely, thrilling, and altogether innocuous.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
But solar storms can also have more innocuous consequences on Earth, such as supercharged displays of the northern lights.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 14 May 2025
Photo: Katie Ward There were times my body felt innocuous.
—Carla Sosenko, Vogue, 8 May 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
The moment was lovely, thrilling, and altogether innocuous.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
But solar storms can also have more innocuous consequences on Earth, such as supercharged displays of the northern lights.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 14 May 2025
Photo: Katie Ward There were times my body felt innocuous.
—Carla Sosenko, Vogue, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innocuous
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Selling such toys violates a New York law inspired by police encounters that have resulted in fatalities because the guns, though harmless, look like actual firearms.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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Researchers believe many cases go unnoticed because the condition is harmless.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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The threat turned out to be benign, but the panic of lockdown was real.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
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Urinary symptoms, such as frequent urination or difficulty urinating, are quite common in older men and are usually due to benign conditions like having an enlarged prostate, CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder says.—
Jordan Freiman,
CBS News,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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While our lives tick along as normal these endless thousands of innocent human souls are still being expelled from the earth… for what?—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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Al Nassr When a YouTuber named Abu Omar dared to do an innocent impression of supervillain Lionel Messi at the home of Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr gave a calm and measured response.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Innocuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocuous. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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