Definitions

innocence

[in-uh-suhns] / ˈɪn ə səns /

NOUN

blamelessness

Synonyms

STRONG

chastity guiltlessness immaculateness impeccability incorruptibility incorruption inculpability probity purity righteousness sinlessness uprightness virtue

WEAK

clean hands clear conscience stainlessness

Antonyms

WEAK

badness blame corruption evil experience guilt impurity knowledge sin treacherousness wildness

NOUN

harmlessness, naiveté

Synonyms

STRONG

artlessness candidness credulousness forthrightness frankness freshness gullibility ignorance inexperience ingenuousness lack nescience plainness purity simplicity sincerity unaffectedness unawareness unfamiliarity unknowingness virtue

WEAK

guilelessness innocuousness innoxiousness inoffensiveness unsophistication unworldliness

Antonyms

STRONG

experience

WEAK

badness blame corruption evil guilt impurity knowledge sin treacherousness wildness

Example Sentences

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But 48 hours later, he struggled to persuade his innocence as a faithful and was banished from the show.

From BBC

They maintained their innocence of all charges leveled against them.

From Salon

Piantedosi thanked police for their work in a post on X, but also noted that "the presumption of innocence... must always be recognised at this stage".

From BBC

“I’m seeing a bit of the innocence of childhood coming back,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Najib's lawyers claim that he had been misled by his advisers - in particular the financier Jho Low, who has maintained his innocence but remains at large.

From BBC

innocence

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