Antonyms for nocent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : noh-suh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnoʊ sənt |
Definition of nocent
- As in injurious : adj hurtful
- As in damaging : adj hurtful to reputation
- As in deleterious : adj harmful, damaging
- As in ill : adj bad, evil
- This leads to the remark that all parasitic growths are not nocent.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 » by Various
- A court was established under an act of parliament in Dublin, to try the claims of 'nocent' and 'innocent' proprietors.
- Extract from : « The Land-War In Ireland (1870) » by James Godkin
- If the proportions of nocent and innocent were the same, an immense number of innocent persons were deprived of their property.
- Extract from : « The Land-War In Ireland (1870) » by James Godkin
- The judges, who were Englishmen, declared in their first session that 168 were innocent to 19 nocent.
- Extract from : « The Land-War In Ireland (1870) » by James Godkin
Synonyms for nocent
- abusive
- acrimonious
- adverse
- antagonistic
- bad
- baneful
- cantankerous
- corrupting
- cross
- damaging
- dangerous
- deadly
- deleterious
- destroying
- destructive
- detrimental
- disadvantageous
- disrespectful
- disturbing
- evil
- foreboding
- foul
- harmful
- harsh
- hateful
- hostile
- hurtful
- ill-mannered
- impertinent
- inauspicious
- inimical
- iniquitous
- injurious
- insulting
- libeling
- malevolent
- malicious
- mischievous
- nocent
- nocuous
- noxious
- ominous
- opprobrious
- pernicious
- poisonous
- prejudicial
- prejudicious
- ruining
- ruinous
- sinister
- slanderous
- sullen
- surly
- threatening
- unconducive
- unfavorable
- unfortunate
- unfriendly
- ungracious
- unhealthy
- unjust
- unkind
- unlucky
- unpromising
- unpropitious
- unwholesome
- vile
- wicked
- wrong
- wrongful
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