Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Mack originally pleaded not guilty to the US charges on conspiring to kill a US national, but changed her plea after the prosecutors offered to ask for a shorter sentence.

From BBC

Campbell was found guilty at the High Court in Glasgow after a 15-day trial.

From BBC

By this point, Twitch was feeling slightly guilty.

From Literature

Every time I went up there, I had a guilty feeling—like maybe I shouldn’t be there.

From Literature

It’s hard not to feel guilty when starving people bring you food.

From Literature

guilty

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