Innocent and Menacing

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Innocent

Innocent adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.
Usage example: good-natured teasing that is just innocent fun
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Menacing is an antonym for innocent.
Nearby Words: innocuous, innocence, innocently

Menacing

Menacing adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Usage example: fears that the unemployment rate may be reaching menacing proportions
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Innocent is an antonym for menacing.
Nearby Words: menace, menaced, menacingly
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  • Phrases will be repeated, once innocent, once really sad or menacing.
    Source: Signature Style / Film
  • Thou Shalt Not's "True Love" is initially a Gothic cabaret-style depiction of former flames meeting for what would appear to be innocent drinks and reminiscences for old times' sake, picks up into a drunken, menacing waltz, and then, well, gets worse from there.
    Source: Anti-Love Song
  • Literal Split Personality Much like the Silent Hill video games, in the film Silent Hill the psychic little girl Alessa Gillespie split into two after enduring terrible trauma: the menacing Creepy Child "Dark Alessa", and the innocent Sharon Da Silva, adopted daughter of the film's protagonists.
    Source: Literal Split Personality
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