Innocuous and Imperiling

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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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Imperiling is an antonym for innocuous.

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Innocuous is an antonym for imperiling.

Nearby Words: imperil, imperiled

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