Meaning

Free from guilt, sin, or immorality..

Definitions by Sense

1. Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
2. Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.
3. Without wrongful intent; accidental or in good faith.
4. Naive; artless.
5. (obsolete except medicine) Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign.
6. (with of) Lacking (something), or knowledge of it.
7. Lawful; permitted.
8. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture.

Example Sentences

I'm sure there's an innocent explanation for all this.

The situation certainly looked bad, but it turned out that everything was innocent.

2018 September 26, Brian Karem, "Bethesda Resident Describes "Culture Of Privilege" Leading To Exploitation And Abuse" in The Montgomery County Sentinelhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180927140428/https://mont.thesentinel.com/2018/09/26/bethesda-resident-describes-culture-of-privilege-leading-to-sexual-assault/ "These were not innocent times," she said.

to offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb to appease an angry god

He didn't mean anything by it; it was an innocent mistake.

The child's innocent question revealed the embarrassing truth in front of everyone.

I can find out no rhyme to / 'lady' but 'baby' – an innocent rhyme;

The spear / Sung innocent, and spent its force in air.

Word Forms

• more innocent
• most innocent
• hinnocent
• innocents

Synonyms for innocent

Antonyms for innocent

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When Should You Use Innocent?

Use innocent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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