innocent synonyms

innocent

modif.

  1. Not guilty

    guiltless, blameless, inculpable, impeccable, faultless, unoffending, free of, uninvolved, honest, above suspicion, clean*, in the clear*; see also reliable 1, upright 2.

    Antonyms guilty*, culpable*, blameworthy. *

  2. Without guile

    open, ingenuous, fresh, guileless; see childish 1, frank, naive, natural 3.

  3. Inexperienced

    youthful, raw, green*; see inexperienced, young 2.

  4. Morally pure

    sinless, unblemished, pure, unsullied, undefiled, spotless, wholesome, upright, unimpeachable, clean, virtuous, chaste, virginal, immaculate, impeccable, righteous, uncorrupted, irreproachable, unstained, stainless, unspotted, incorrupt, moral, angelic, squeaky-clean*; see also chaste 2, 3, perfect 2.

    Antonyms sinful, corrupt, dissolute.

  5. Harmless

    innocuous, inoffensive, safe, benign; see harmless 2.

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