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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
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good immune irresponsible right
WEAK
guiltless innocent moral sinless truthful

Example Sentences

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It slandered jurors in criminal trials for refusing to find people guilty for alleged crimes against the government.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s my guilty pleasure and helps me unwind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He pleaded not guilty to the charges on Tuesday.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

Liaw pleaded not guilty to the charges in a New York court Wednesday, Bloomberg reported.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The scoutmaster had given them a long lecture about disrupting nature—by the end of it, Jonah felt guilty about how many protozoans he’d probably killed.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.