Another word for innocent

innocent Synonyms

innocent

modif.

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.

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Another word for innocent

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, sex
Free from guilt or blame:
blameless, faultless, guiltless, harmless, irreproachable, lily-white, unblamable. (Slang) clean. Idiom: in the clear. See right
Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law:
lawful, legal, legitimate, licit. (Slang) legit. See law
Devoid of hurtful qualities:
harmless, hurtless, innocuous, inoffensive, unoffensive. See help
Free from guile, cunning, or deceit:
artless, guileless, ingenuous, naive, natural, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly. See honest
Not aware or informed:
ignorant, oblivious, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, unenlightened, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowing, unwitting. Idiom: in the dark. See knowledge
Not 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, right
A young person between birth and puberty:
bud¹, child, juvenile, moppet, tot¹, youngster. (Informal) kid. (Scots) bairn. See kin, youth