Synonyms for nocuous

Most common

detrimental · deleterious · nocent

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Adjective

Antonyms

innocuous, beneficial

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Likely to cause harm or damage.

Example sentences

• detrimental It's not detrimental, but not beneficial either.
• deleterious Insufficient illumination is deleterious to ocular health.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

nocent

7 letters

noisome

11 letters

detrimental⁴, deleterious⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (detrimental⁴ = 4 syllables).