guilty

[gil-tee] / ˈgɪl ti /

ADJECTIVE

blameworthy; found at fault

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convicted culpable liable remorseful responsible sorry wrong

WEAK

accusable caught censurable censured chargeable condemned conscience-stricken contrite convictable criminal damned delinquent depraved doomed erring evil felonious hangdog impeached in error in the wrong incriminated iniquitous judged licentious offending on one's head out of line proscribed regretful reprehensible rueful sentenced sheepish sinful wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good immune irresponsible right

WEAK

guiltless innocent moral sinless truthful

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The tourists went into the game without a specialist spinner, dropped Usman Khawaja on the first morning, and Ollie Pope and Harry Brook were guilty of poor shots in the first and second innings respectively.

From BBC

Lai was found guilty on all counts of charges he had always denied.

From BBC

There have been three recent not guilty verdicts delivered to defendants accused of assaulting federal agents.

From Los Angeles Times

Brook was undoubtedly guilty of playing the shot to the wrong ball, though all reverses are pre-meditated.

From BBC

In addition, a defendant charged in September pleaded guilty Thursday, prosecutors said.

From The Wall Street Journal

guilty

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