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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blameless, not responsible |
| Synonyms: | clean, clear, crimeless, exemplary, faultless, free, good, immaculate, impeccable, inculpable, innocent, irreproachable, pure, righteous, sinless, spotless, unimpeachable, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, virtuous |
| Antonyms: | blameful, corrupt, guilty, immoral, sinful, wrong |
| Main Entry: | blameless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not responsible |
| Synonyms: | above suspicion, clean, clean-handed, clear, crimeless, exemplary, faultless, good, guilt-free, guiltless, immaculate, impeccable, in the clear, inculpable, innocent, irreprehensible, irreproachable, not guilty, perfect, pure, righteous, stainless, unblemished, unimpeachable, unoffending, unspotted, unsullied, untarnished, upright, virtuous |
| Antonyms: | culpable, guilty, impeachable, reproachable, responsible |
| Main Entry: | clean |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chaste, virtuous |
| Synonyms: | blameless, crimeless, decent, exemplary, faultless, good, guiltless, honorable, inculpable, innocent, modest, moral, respectable, sinless, undefiled, unguilty, unsullied, upright, wholesome |
| Antonyms: | besmirched, defiled, impure, unchaste, unvirtuous |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not guilty |
| Synonyms: | absolved, blameless, clean, cleared, discharged, dismissed, exculpated, exonerated, guiltless, immaculate, innocent, pure, sinless, stainless, unblemished, uncensurable, undefiled, untarnished, untroubled |
| Antonyms: | culpable, guilty, responsible |
| Main Entry: | exemplary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ideal |
| Synonyms: | admirable, batting a thousand, blameless, bueno, characteristic, classic, classical, commendable, correct, estimable, excellent, good, guiltless, honorable, illustrative, inculpable, innocent, irreprehensible, laudable, meritorious, model, neato, not bad, not too shabby, paradigmatic, praiseworthy, prototypical, punctilious, pure, quintessential, representative, righteous, sterling, typical, virtuous, worthy |
| Antonyms: | erring, incorrect, unideal, wrong |
| Main Entry: | faultless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having nothing wrong with it |
| Synonyms: | above reproach, accurate, blameless, classic, clean, correct, crimeless, errorless, exemplary, exquisite, faithful, flawless, foolproof, guiltless, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, inculpable, innocent, intact, irreproachable, model, on target, perfect, pure, right on, sinless, spotless, stainless, supreme, textbook, unblemished, unguilty, unspotted, unsullied, whole |
| Antonyms: | blemished, flawed, imperfect, tainted |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moral, virtuous |
| Synonyms: | admirable, blameless, charitable, dutiful, estimable, ethical, exemplary, guiltless, honest, honorable, incorrupt, inculpable, innocent, irreprehensible, irreproachable, lily-white, obedient, praiseworthy, pure, reputable, respectable, right, righteous, sound, tractable, uncorrupted, untainted, upright, well-behaved, worthy |
| Notes: | using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well" well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Antonyms: | evil, immoral, noxious, sinful, unvirtuous, vile, wicked |
| Main Entry: | harmless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not injurious or dangerous |
| Synonyms: | controllable, disarmed, gentle, guiltless, hurtless, innocent, innocuous, innoxious, inoffensive, inoperative, kind, manageable, naive, nonirritating, nontoxic, painless, paper-tiger, powerless, pussycat, reliable, safe, sanitary, simple, soft*, softie, sound, sure, trustworthy, unobjectionable, unoffensive |
| Antonyms: | bad, destructive, evil, harmful, hurtful, injurious, sinful, wicked |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | immaculate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | innocent, uncorrupted |
| Synonyms: | above reproach, chaste, clean, decent, faultless, flawless, guiltless, incorrupt, modest, perfect, pure, sinless, spotless, stainless, unblemished, uncontaminated, undefiled, unpolluted, unsullied, untarnished, virtuous |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, defiled, immoral, impure, sinful |
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