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guilty

/ˈɡɪl.ti/adjective2 syllables

Guilty means: responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act.

Synonyms for guilty31

adjective, as in responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

at fault, blameworthy, blamable, blameable, blameful, censurable, culpable, bloodguilty, chargeable, indictable, conscience-smitten, criminal, delinquent, finable
and 7 more, fineable, guilt-ridden, punishable, red-handed, inculpatory, inculpative, unrighteous

adjective, as in showing a sense of guilt

hangdog, shamefaced, shamed, ashamed

also used for guilty

nocent, blameless, praiseworthy, shildy, reprehensible, to blame

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Opposites of guilty

innocent

What does guilty mean?2

adjective

1

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act“guilty of murder”

2

showing a sense of guilt“a guilty look”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Guilty in a sentence

  • It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.Scott
  • Of the eight, only one was found guilty.Source_VOA
  • If he is innocent, then his wife is guilty.weihaiping
  • Although they were not guilty, they were charged.LanguageExpert
  • Though he was guilty of the murder of his wife, he got off easy.arnxy20
  • The guilty fear the law, the innocent fortune.mhenderson5
  • If he is innocent, it follows that his wife is guilty.CM
  • He said he was innocent, but all the same we believed he was guilty.CM

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Forms of guilty

as a adjective

comparative
guiltier
superlative
guiltiest