What is another word for guilty?
Synonyms for guilty
ˈgɪl tiguilty
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word guilty.
Wiktionary
guiltyadjective
Antonyms:
innocent, not guiltyguiltynoun
A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
He was guilty of cheating at cards.
Antonyms:
innocent, not guiltyguiltyadjective
Judged to have committed a crime.
The guilty man was led away.
Antonyms:
not guilty, innocentguiltyadjective
Do you have a guilty conscience?
Antonyms:
innocent, not guiltyguiltyadjective
I have a guilty secret.
Antonyms:
not guilty, innocent
English Synonyms and Antonyms
guilty
Every criminal act is illegal or unlawful, but illegal or unlawful acts may not be criminal. Offenses against public law are criminal; offenses against private rights are merely illegal or unlawful. As a general rule, all acts punishable by fine or imprisonment or both, are criminal in view of the law. It is illegal for a man to trespass on another's land, but it is not criminal; the trespasser is liable to a civil suit for damages, but not to indictment, fine, or imprisonment. A felonious act is a criminal act of an aggravated kind, which is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary or by death. A flagitious crime is one that brings public odium. Vicious refers to the indulgence of evil appetites, habits, or passions; vicious acts are not necessarily criminal, or even illegal; we speak of a vicious horse. That which is iniquitous, i. e., contrary to equity, may sometimes be done under the forms of law. Ingratitude is sinful, hypocrisy is wicked, but neither is punishable by human law; hence, neither is criminal or illegal. Compare SIN.
Synonyms:
abominable, criminal, culpable, felonious, flagitious, illegal, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, sinful, unlawful, vicious, vile, wicked, wrongAntonyms:
innocent, just, lawful, legal, meritorious, moral, right, virtuous
Princeton's WordNet
guiltyadjective
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
"guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"
Synonyms:
shamed, hangdog, shamefacedAntonyms:
acquitted, exculpated, vindicated, unashamed, guiltless, clean-handed, innocent, blameless, exonerated, absolved, unimpeachable, not guilty, irreproachable, inculpable, clear, clearedguilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamedadjective
showing a sense of guilt
"a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
Synonyms:
shamefaced, sheepish, disgraced, shamed, discredited, dishonored, hangdogAntonyms:
not guilty, irreproachable, unashamed, inculpable, cleared, innocent, blameless, acquitted, exculpated, clean-handed, absolved, guiltless, exonerated, vindicated, clear, unimpeachable
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
guiltyadjective
Synonyms:
culpable, punishable, criminal, peccant, sinful
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "guilty":
guilt, culpable, culprit, culpability, responsible, perpetrator, offender, convicted, comet, unsub, blame
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1237 | responsible | |
#1673 | wrong | |
#2384 | criminal | |
#3556 | illegal | |
#5928 | guilty | |
#7199 | blame | |
#8459 | wicked | |
#9894 | convicted | |
#11096 | offender | |
#12311 | guilt | |
#12565 | unlawful | |
#13545 | comet | |
#15992 | vicious | |
#24206 | sinful | |
#25406 | immoral | |
#27379 | vile | |
#31789 | culprit | |
#34964 | perpetrator | |
#43671 | discredited | |
#48360 | nefarious | |
#51404 | abominable | |
#52634 | disgraced | |
#61612 | culpability | |
#62006 | shamed | |
#63216 | culpable | |
#65052 | unsub | |
#79599 | sheepish | |
#92331 | dishonored | |
#102904 | felonious | |
#170004 | iniquitous | |
#304816 | shamefaced |
How to use guilty in a sentence?
He was guilty of nothing, except that he earned his own fortune and never forgot that it was his.
Remember the Judiciary Committee once stood against a court-packing scheme of a Democratic president that would have eroded judicial independence, and that was a proud moment, now Republicans on this committee are guilty of their own court-unpacking scheme.
Our members intend to question Mr. Cohen about the crimes he pleaded guilty to, other criminal activity he participated in but refused to disclose, his international financial dealings, and a long list of other probative activities.
In this country, many uses of force are not crimes, criminal charges are rare, and we've seen grand juries decline to indict in high-profile cases, unlike the vast bulk of criminal cases that result in convictions through guilty pleas, many police officers do not plead guilty and they are successful in trial.
From day one, I have denied the outrageous allegations against me. Law enforcement investigated these claims more than 15 years ago and determined them to be without merit, i have never been charged with a crime, let alone convicted of one. In this country, you are presumed innocent until proven guilty. However, in the current climate, it seems as if you are presumed guilty the moment you are accused.
Translations for guilty
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- مذنبArabic
- reprovable, culpableCatalan, Valencian
- vinen, vinnýCzech
- fehlbar, tadelnswert, schuldbewusst, schuldig, tadelnswürdigGerman
- culpableSpanish
- گناهکارPersian
- ruma, likainen, syyllinenFinnish
- coupableFrench
- दोषीHindi
- bűnösHungarian
- colpevoleItalian
- 有罪, やましいJapanese
- schëllegLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- atbildīgs, vainīgs, vaininiece, vaininieksLatvian
- winna, oskarżony, winien, winnyPolish
- culpadoPortuguese
- виноватый, виновныйRussian
- skyldig, skamsenSwedish
- குற்றவாளிTamil
- suçluTurkish
- مجرمUrdu
- 犯Chinese
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