innocent

Examples

• All

• The fact that he was probably innocent had nothing to do with it.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Is there an innocent man in prison?

• I cannot let an innocent man rot in prison.

  Joey & Rex Save the Church (2022)

• The life of an innocent human being is worth more than the life of a murderer.

  Rampage (1987)

• But the UK is doing all we can to help innocent people caught up in this conflict overseas.

• Is it possible that the President of the United States was as innocent of the Iran-Contra scheme as he claimed?

  Alene B. Duerk: The First Woman Admiral (2020)

• Lawyers who helped free innocent clients watched as their clients were set adrift.

  Academic text (2011)

• Predictably, he pronounced himself innocent and anxious to tell his side of the story in court.

  Academic text (2011)

• Mikey Tavarez was found innocent of those charges.

  Broken City (2013)

• The jury found him to be an innocent man after reviewing all the evidence.

Synonyms

N

not guilty

vsinnocent

• Formal

264 3.2

A court or jury finds someone did not commit the crime they were charged with

also applies beyond legal verdicts to moral freedom from sin

P

pure

vsinnocent

212 1.4

Morally good and not involved in sexual activity

also includes legal not guilty and general freedom from blame

C

clear

vsinnocent

79 7.2

Being free from blame or suspicion

also implies inner moral cleanliness and absence of sin

B

blameless

vsinnocent

18 3.6

Not guilty of any wrong

adds a sense of moral purity or freedom from sin

U

unblemished

vsinnocent

7 5.1

Free from any marks, damage, or bad actions

leans more on moral innocence and freedom from sin

G

guiltless

vsinnocent

5 4.6

Not responsible for doing anything wrong

also covers moral purity and being free from sin

S

sinless

vsinnocent

4 6.3

Someone who has done nothing wrong

also applies to being legally or socially free from wrongdoing

U

uncorrupted

vsinnocent

2 5.6

Not made dishonest by money or power

focuses more on lack of guilt rather than integrity alone

P

pure as the driven snow

vsinnocent

• Literature

2 8.4

Completely innocent and morally good in actions and thoughts

shares purity but also covers legal and general absence of guilt

U

uncorrupt

vsinnocent

1 5.3

Honest and unwilling to take bribes

is centered more on absence of guilt and sinfulness

U

unsordid

vsinnocent

1 9.9

Honest and pure in actions and motives

covers both freedom from wrongdoing and moral purity

C

clean-handed

vsinnocent

6.9

A person who is not involved in illegal or dishonest actions

is broader, also meaning legally not guilty or sinless

I

incorrupt

vsinnocent

7.9

A person or group that is honest and does not take bribes

emphasizes lack of guilt or sin in actions and character

I

incorrupted

vsinnocent

• Literature

9.9

Not spoiled and still pure in body or mind

is used more widely for legal and moral absence of guilt

I

impeccant

vsinnocent

• Specialized

9.9

A person who has no moral faults

is broader, including lack of criminal guilt as well

U

unfallen

vsinnocent

• Literature

9.9

A person or thing that has not done wrong and seems pure

is used more generally for being free from blame or guilt

Antonyms

G

guilty

∞ 2.3

Responsible for doing something wrong and open to blame or punishment

C

corrupt

291 4.4

Willing to act dishonestly to gain money or power

S

sinful

56 3.6

Wrong according to religious or moral rules

How Innocent

sinless

4 6.3

innocent

∞ 2.2

blameless

18 3.6

Surface Forms

Etymology