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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After his arrest he protested his innocence, but during his two-week trial it emerged that he was obsessed with vampires and wanted to become one in a quest for immortality.

From BBC

On Tuesday, the defense insisted on the Brazao brothers' innocence, while noting that links between local power and criminals were an open secret.

From Barron's

He maintained his innocence until his arrest 15 months later.

From BBC

Duterte's defence lawyer, Nicholas Kaufman, on Monday said his client "maintained his innocence absolutely".

From Barron's

“The former defendants in this case, like any other defendant in this situation, still enjoy the presumption of innocence held sacrosanct in our constitutional order,” the judge writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

innocence

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