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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But I can’t lie to her, and at least my words might help to open those innocent eyes of hers to the reality of our lives.

From Literature

On the one hand, continued pressure harms innocents.

From The Wall Street Journal

Giroux said, It is an attempt to discipline public memory by intimidating those who refuse to narrate the nation as innocent.

From Salon

Carefree and innocent, the calmest person in the cauldron.

From BBC

Balkhi condemned "the killing of innocent civilians" and called for diplomacy "preventing further escalation of the conflict".

From Barron's