Synonyms for innocent
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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.
Without guile
open, ingenuous, fresh, guileless; see childish 1, frank, naive, natural 3.
Inexperienced
youthful, raw, green*; see inexperienced, young 2.
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.
Harmless
innocuous, inoffensive, safe, benign; see harmless 2.
See innocent in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Free from evil and corruption:
angelic, angelical, clean, lily-white, pure, sinless, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unstained, unsullied, untainted, virginal. Idiom: pure as the driven snow. See clean, right, sexFree from guilt or blame:
blameless, faultless, guiltless, harmless, irreproachable, lily-white, unblamable. (Slang) clean. Idiom: in the clear. See rightWithin, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law:
lawful, legal, legitimate, licit. (Slang) legit. See lawDevoid of hurtful qualities:
harmless, hurtless, innocuous, inoffensive, unoffensive. See helpFree from guile, cunning, or deceit:
artless, guileless, ingenuous, naive, natural, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly. See honestNot aware or informed:
ignorant, oblivious, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, unenlightened, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowing, unwitting. Idiom: in the dark. See knowledgeNot having a desirable element:
barren, destitute, devoid, empty, lacking, void, wanting. Idiom: in want of. See full
noun
A pure, uncorrupted person:
angel, lamb, virgin. See clean, rightA guileless, unsophisticated person:
babe, child, ingénue, naive. Idiom: babe in the woods. See knowledgeA young person between birth and puberty:
bud1, child, juvenile, moppet, tot1, youngster. (Informal) kid. (Scots) bairn. See kin, youth
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