Antonyms for guilty

Grammar : Adj

Spell : gil-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɪl ti

Definition of guilty

Origin : Old English gyltig, from gylt (see guilt (n.)). Of conscience, feelings, etc., 1590s. Meaning "person who is guilty" is from 1540s. To plead not guilty is from 15c.; to plead guilty is 19c., though, as OED notes, "Guilty is technically not a plea, but a confession."

adj blameworthy; found at fault

Example sentences :

I must make it clear to myself that He does not shut me out of His heart because I am guilty of sins.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

They left it on her breast, in the coffin, and it went with that guilty woman to the tomb.
Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

If he had been guilty, what was that to the cruel world so ready to punish, so ready to do worse!
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

But the discovery and punishment of the other guilty ones will.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

The easy thing to do was to find me guilty, and let it go at that.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

It's the man with the guilty conscience who looks you straight in the eye.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

My dear Alicia, of what a mistake were you guilty in marrying a man of his age!
Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen

If I were to tell you that he is innocent, that I have discovered the guilty one.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Yet—to look at him—who, that had not known the proof, could believe him guilty?
Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

They tried to make her plead 'Not guilty,' but she wouldn't lie about it, she said.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Synonyms for guilty

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