innocent

Definition for innocent

adjective as in blameless

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honest, legitimate, pure, uninvolved, virtuous

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clean, clear, good, guiltless, safe, stainless, upright, virginal

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above suspicion, angelic, chaste, cleanhanded, crimeless, exemplary, faultless, free of, guilt-free, immaculate, impeccable, impeccant, in the clear, inculpable, irreproachable, lawful, legal, licit, not guilty, pristine, righteous, sinless, spotless, unblemished, uncensurable, uncorrupt, unimpeachable, unoffending, unsullied, untainted

adjective as in harmless, naive

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childlike, gullible, ignorant, innocuous, wide-eyed

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frank, open, raw, safe, simple, square

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But Meloni has also spoken recently of "too many innocent victims" in Gaza and said the response of Benjamin Netanyahu's government to the Hamas terror attacks of 2023 had "gone beyond the principle of proportionality".

From BBC

"May God have mercy on the innocent victims, and we pray for the swift recovery of the injured."

From BBC

The staff shortage was one of the reasons Ortega personally defended the case that found his client innocent of assaulting a Border Patrol agent.

From Los Angeles Times

These videos were embedded in other innocent content in a successful attempt to avoid content moderation.

From BBC

She pays tribute to her native Buenos Aires’ Recoleta and Argentina’s “dirty war,” which claimed the lives of thousands of innocents.

From Los Angeles Times

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