In a sentence
Six example sentences with innocuous, each labelled with its topic.
The chili looked fierce but proved innocuous, and even the children finished their bowls without reaching for water.
Cooking
The file seemed innocuous, a plain spreadsheet, until the security team noticed it quietly opened a connection overseas.
Technology
What sounds innocuous to the speaker can land as an insult, which is why the study recorded both sides separately.
Psychology
The clause looked innocuous, a single line about arbitration, until the customers tried to sue.
Law
The innocuous looking vine turned out to strangle native trees, and the council now pays crews to remove it.
Environment
An innocuous pass to the corner became the turning point when the defender read it and ran the length of the court.
Basketball
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Found in 11 published word listsRecognized
- Barron's 333 GRE High-Frequency Words
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)
- Manhattan Prep 1000 GRE Words
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)
- Magoosh GRE 1000
- PrepScholar 357 GRE Words
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)
- PowerScore GRE Repeat Offenders (699)
- GregMat 960 GRE Words
- MajorTests SAT 1000
- SparkNotes 1000 SAT Words
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