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innocence

[in-uh-suhns] / ˈɪn ə səns /
NOUN
blamelessness
Synonyms
STRONG
chastity guiltlessness immaculateness impeccability incorruptibility incorruption inculpability probity purity righteousness sinlessness uprightness virtue
WEAK
clean hands clear conscience stainlessness
Antonyms
WEAK
badness blame corruption evil experience guilt impurity knowledge sin treacherousness wildness
NOUN
harmlessness, naiveté
Synonyms
STRONG
artlessness candidness credulousness forthrightness frankness freshness gullibility ignorance inexperience ingenuousness lack nescience plainness purity simplicity sincerity unaffectedness unawareness unfamiliarity unknowingness virtue
WEAK
guilelessness innocuousness innoxiousness inoffensiveness unsophistication unworldliness
Antonyms
STRONG
experience
WEAK
badness blame corruption evil guilt impurity knowledge sin treacherousness wildness

Example Sentences

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John Kilcoyne, defending, told the sentencing that his client maintained her innocence and that she had permission from her aunt to take the money.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Roberts-Smith has maintained his innocence throughout, launching a multi-million-dollar legal suit against the newspapers that first reported on the allegations.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

That’s more than just innocence: A plaintiff must demonstrate that an arrest was inherently unreasonable and that police lacked even a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The 10 songs on “The Line of Time and the Plane of Now” — each recorded in only one take — mix folk, soul and jazz, radiating innocence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It is the innocence which constitutes the crime.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin