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be guilty

VERB

misbehave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act up fool around trespass

STRONG

deviate fail misconduct offend roughhouse sin transgress

WEAK

be at fault be bad be dissolute be immoral be indecorous be insubordinate be mischievous be out of line be out of order be reprehensible bend the law carry on cut up do evil do wrong get into mischief go astray go wrong make trouble sow wild oats take a wrong turn

Antonyms

STRONG

behave obey

Example Sentences

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He said people should not jump to conclusions about who may be guilty of wrongdoing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Even if they don’t know there is money laundering going on, they may still be guilty of breaking the law by not having done enough to prevent it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

This isn’t as surprising, since LLMs are “trained” on articles in which analysts interpret the news, and those analysts themselves will be guilty of negativity bias.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

One after another, men and women stood up to assert that Pusser couldn’t be guilty of the horrific crimes the report had alleged.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

I never will be guilty of that again—as I know now that some white people are truly sincere, that some truly are capable of being brotherly toward a black man.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

be guilty

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