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innocent

[in-uh-suhnt] / ˈɪn ə sənt /
ADJECTIVE
blameless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
honest legitimate pure uninvolved virtuous
STRONG
clean clear good guiltless safe stainless upright virginal
WEAK
above suspicion angelic chaste cleanhanded crimeless exemplary faultless free of guilt-free immaculate impeccable impeccant in the clear inculpable irreproachable lawful legal licit not guilty pristine righteous sinless spotless unblemished uncensurable uncorrupt unimpeachable unoffending unsullied untainted
Antonyms
STRONG
guilty immoral sinful stained unvirtuous
WEAK
bad blamable corrupt cunning evil experienced impure knowledgeable
ADJECTIVE
harmless, naive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
childlike gullible ignorant innocuous wide-eyed
STRONG
frank open raw safe simple square
WEAK
artless credulous fresh guileless hurtless inexperienced ingenuous innoxious inobnoxious inoffensive offenseless soft unacquainted unartificial uncool unfamiliar unhurtful uninjurious unmalicious unobjectionable unoffensive unschooled unsophisticated unstudied unsuspicious unworldly well-intentioned wellmeant youthful
Antonyms
STRONGEST
knowledgeable untrusting wise
STRONG
dishonest sophisticated unclear
WEAK
bad blamable corrupt cunning evil experienced guilty immoral impure sinful

Example Sentences

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Inexplicable, indeed, to a justice like Sotomayor, who cannot bear the thought of executing the innocent.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Christian Ulmen is not facing charges and is presumed innocent.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

As a lifelong Laker fan since the same age as Jackson it was so awesome to see such innocent and authentic passion for the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

I saw this as a very clean, wholesome, funny show, with innocent, though sometimes worrisome childhood struggles that many people could relate to, if only aspirationally for some.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Father was as innocent of business know-how as his father had been before him.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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