Innocuous and Jeopardizing

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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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Jeopardizing is an antonym for innocuous.

Jeopardizing adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.

Usage example: that stupid prank could turn out to be a jeopardizing event in your academic career

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Innocuous is an antonym for jeopardizing.

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