Definitions

innocent

[in-uh-suhnt] / ˈɪn ə sənt /

ADJECTIVE

blameless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

honest legitimate pure uninvolved virtuous

STRONG

clean clear good guiltless safe stainless upright virginal

WEAK

above suspicion angelic chaste cleanhanded crimeless exemplary faultless free of guilt-free immaculate impeccable impeccant in the clear inculpable irreproachable lawful legal licit not guilty pristine righteous sinless spotless unblemished uncensurable uncorrupt unimpeachable unoffending unsullied untainted

Antonyms

STRONG

guilty immoral sinful stained unvirtuous

WEAK

bad blamable corrupt cunning evil experienced impure knowledgeable

ADJECTIVE

harmless, naive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

childlike gullible ignorant innocuous wide-eyed

STRONG

frank open raw safe simple square

WEAK

artless credulous fresh guileless hurtless inexperienced ingenuous innoxious inobnoxious inoffensive offenseless soft unacquainted unartificial uncool unfamiliar unhurtful uninjurious unmalicious unobjectionable unoffensive unschooled unsophisticated unstudied unsuspicious unworldly well-intentioned wellmeant youthful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

knowledgeable untrusting wise

STRONG

dishonest sophisticated unclear

WEAK

bad blamable corrupt cunning evil experienced guilty immoral impure sinful

Example Sentences

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None of the high-born men he knows would sully their steel in the name of protecting the innocent.

From Salon

His innocent smiles and genial facial expressions won over millions of viewers.

From Barron's

It’s almost cute that Ring, Flock and other tech companies pretend to be nothing but innocent bystanders in all this.

From Salon

Doctors believe her sepsis might have been caused by something as innocent as a lick from her dog on a small cut or scratch.

From BBC

"The charges do not stand. I am completely innocent," he said.

From Barron's