Synonyms for innocent
ˈɪn ə səntin·no·cent

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1. innocentadjective

   Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.

   Antonyms:
   guilty, nocent

2. innocentadjective

   Synonyms:
   sackless

3. innocentadjective

   Synonyms:
   untainted, pure

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1. innocent

   Innocent, in the full sense, signifies not tainted with sin; not having done wrong or violated legal or moral precept or duty; as, an innocent babe. Innocent is a negative word, expressing less than righteous, upright, or virtuous, which imply knowledge of good and evil, with free choice of the good. A little child or a lamb is innocent; a tried and faithful man is righteous, upright, virtuous. Immaculate, pure, and sinless may be used either of one who has never known the possibility of evil or of one who has perfectly and triumphantly resisted it. Innocent is used of inanimate substances in the sense of harmless; as, an innocent remedy, that is, one not dangerous, even if not helpful. Innocent, in a specific case, signifies free from the guilt of a particular act, even tho the total character may be very evil; as, the thief was found to be innocent of the murder. See CANDID; PURE.

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   Synonyms:
   blameless, clean, clear, faultless, guileless, guiltless, harmless, immaculate, innocuous, innoxious, inoffensive, pure, right, righteous, sinless, spotless, stainless, upright, virtuous

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1. innocent

   Synonyms:
   sinless, harmless, innoxious, lawful

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1. innocent, inexperienced personadjective

   a person who lacks knowledge of evil

   Synonyms:
   inexperienced person

   Antonyms:
   finable, guilty, delinquent, fineable, at fault, culpable, punishable, bloodguilty, existent, wicked, indictable, sophisticated, guilt-ridden, conscious, censurable, blameable, blameful, existing, harmful, red-handed, criminal, informed, conscience-smitten, chargeable, blameworthy, blamable

2. innocent, guiltless, clean-handedadjective

   free from evil or guilt

   "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty"

   Synonyms:
   impeccant, barren, guiltless, devoid, innocent(p), unacquainted(p), clean-handed, ingenuous, free, sinless, destitute, innocuous

   Antonyms:
   existing, fineable, punishable, culpable, blameworthy, at fault, criminal, indictable, informed, red-handed, wicked, delinquent, conscience-smitten, sophisticated, blamable, censurable, guilt-ridden, chargeable, blameful, harmful, blameable, conscious, guilty, bloodguilty, finable, existent

3. innocent, innocuousadjective

   lacking intent or capacity to injure

   "an innocent prank"

   Synonyms:
   impeccant, barren, guiltless, devoid, innocent(p), unacquainted(p), clean-handed, ingenuous, free, sinless, unobjectionable, destitute, innocuous

   Antonyms:
   wicked, existent, culpable, harmful, censurable, chargeable, indictable, bloodguilty, blameful, finable, conscious, at fault, existing, blamable, conscience-smitten, blameworthy, criminal, blameable, delinquent, red-handed, punishable, informed, guilt-ridden, sophisticated, fineable, guilty

4. impeccant, innocent, sinlessadjective

   free from sin

   Synonyms:
   impeccant, barren, guiltless, devoid, innocent(p), unacquainted(p), clean-handed, ingenuous, free, sinless, destitute, innocuous

   Antonyms:
   wicked, existing, at fault, harmful, guilt-ridden, delinquent, chargeable, conscious, blamable, fineable, existent, finable, criminal, blameful, informed, censurable, sophisticated, conscience-smitten, culpable, punishable, blameworthy, red-handed, bloodguilty, blameable, guilty, indictable

5. innocent, ingenuousadjective

   lacking in sophistication or worldliness

   "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it"

   Synonyms:
   impeccant, barren, guiltless, devoid, innocent(p), unacquainted(p), clean-handed, artless, ingenuous, free, sinless, destitute, innocuous

   Antonyms:
   harmful, conscious, finable, existing, guilt-ridden, existent, informed, bloodguilty, blameworthy, censurable, blameful, red-handed, punishable, at fault, blamable, chargeable, guilty, blameable, criminal, indictable, culpable, conscience-smitten, delinquent, wicked, sophisticated, fineable

6. innocent(p), unacquainted(p)adjective

   not knowledgeable about something specified

   "American tourists wholly innocent of French"; "a person unacquainted with our customs"

   Antonyms:
   chargeable, guilt-ridden, bloodguilty, delinquent, informed, existent, finable, blamable, censurable, blameful, existing, conscience-smitten, culpable, blameworthy, red-handed, indictable, at fault, harmful, criminal, fineable, conscious, punishable, wicked, blameable, sophisticated, guilty

7. barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocentadjective

   completely wanting or lacking

   "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"

   Synonyms:
   guiltless, gratis(p), ingenuous, innocuous, indigent, needy, impeccant, complimentary, destitute, loose, costless, liberal, free, stark, unacquainted(p), desolate, barren, gratuitous, clean-handed, impoverished, detached, spare, innocent(p), poverty-stricken, sinless, devoid, bleak, bare, necessitous

   Antonyms:
   chargeable, punishable, fineable, blameworthy, harmful, criminal, existing, blameable, culpable, existent, blameful, bloodguilty, delinquent, guilt-ridden, conscious, blamable, guilty, finable, informed, sophisticated, conscience-smitten, at fault, indictable, censurable, red-handed, wicked

8. innocentadjective

   (used of things) lacking sense or awareness

   "fine innocent weather"

   Synonyms:
   impeccant, barren, guiltless, devoid, innocent(p), unacquainted(p), clean-handed, ingenuous, free, sinless, destitute, innocuous

   Antonyms:
   existing, guilt-ridden, blamable, blameful, culpable, blameworthy, existent, wicked, chargeable, fineable, indictable, bloodguilty, sophisticated, blameable, conscious, punishable, conscience-smitten, guilty, at fault, red-handed, informed, criminal, harmful, finable, censurable, delinquent

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. innocentadjective

   Synonyms:
   harmless, inoffensive, innocuous, innoxious

2. innocentadjective

   Synonyms:
   guiltless, sinless, faultless, blameless, immaculate, spotless, pure, clean, clear, guileless, upright

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1. innocentadjective

   Synonyms:
   blameless, guileless, guiltless, impeccable, inoffensive, sinless, artless, inculpable, irreproachable, irreprehensible, inerrable, irresponsible, virtuous, unsophisticated

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1. List of paraphrases for "innocent":

   innocents, blameless, harmless, lnnocent, innocente

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1. List of known nicknames for "Innocent":

   Innocent Thekkethala, Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, Innocent Vincent

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1. Federal Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow:

   I want The US Marshals to know that The US Marshals's not alone, and that of course I would do anything I could to help The US Marshals, although I know there are no words that will alleviate the grief that The US Marshals and The US Marshals husband must bear after losing their beloved son, the guilt you feel because of your judicial office, that that happened -- and yet an innocent person was the victim.

2. Joe Matthews:

   A child is so innocent and vulnerable, I just don’t see any logic in announcing [their name].

3. Lyle Myhur:

   When they took the 4th Amendment, I was quiet because I didn't deal drugs. When they took the 6th Amendment, I was quiet because I am innocent. When they took the 2nd Amendment, I was quiet because I don't own a gun. Now they have taken the 1st Amendment, and I can only be quiet.

4. Health Minister Mohammed Nasim:

   They should immediately stop the killing of innocent people, children, woman, labourers.

5. President Barack Obama:

   This was an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people, here's what I want you to know. The threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. We will destroy ISIL and any other organization that tries to harm us.