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be guilty

VERB
misbehave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act up fool around trespass
STRONG
deviate fail misconduct offend roughhouse sin transgress
WEAK
be at fault be bad be dissolute be immoral be indecorous be insubordinate be mischievous be out of line be out of order be reprehensible bend the law carry on cut up do evil do wrong get into mischief go astray go wrong make trouble sow wild oats take a wrong turn
Antonyms
STRONG
behave obey

Example Sentences

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He said people should not jump to conclusions about who may be guilty of wrongdoing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Even if they don’t know there is money laundering going on, they may still be guilty of breaking the law by not having done enough to prevent it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

This isn’t as surprising, since LLMs are “trained” on articles in which analysts interpret the news, and those analysts themselves will be guilty of negativity bias.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

One after another, men and women stood up to assert that Pusser couldn’t be guilty of the horrific crimes the report had alleged.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

She turned her eyes away quickly so that she would not learn it, would not be guilty of something clearly forbidden to her.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry