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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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“For her, it was all very innocent, with a really simple purpose,” Matthew explained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"But you cannot repair suffering with an injustice: I am innocent," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Through her defense attorneys, Hatley—who changed her name to Janie Perkins after she got married in 1995—said she is innocent of the allegations.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“I did it because I didn’t know any better. I ended up with this innocent energy. It came out of me looser that way, the feeling just flew out of me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

My sister is forgetting that people are innocent until proven guilty.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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