nocent
17 synonyms and 2 antonyms for nocent, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Likely to cause harm.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Likely to cause harm.
harmful
noxious
detrimental
inimical
prejudicial
mischievous
nocuous
hurtful
damaging
deleterious
noisome
injurious
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2. adj
Guilty of doing something wrong.
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Etymology
Came from Middle English nocent, meaning "guilty", from Latin nocens, the present participle of nocere, "to harm". It is a doublet of nuisant.
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