Deadly and Innocuous

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Deadly adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.

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Innocuous is an antonym for deadly.

Nearby Word: dead

Innocuous adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.

Usage example: those innocuous lies we must tell every day if society is to remain civil

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Deadly is an antonym for innocuous.

Deadly Decadent Court: Q'Nkok is a relatively innocuous example - or at least easily fixed.

Source: Literature / Prince Roger

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