as in innocent
free from guilt or blame
a blameless baby shouldn't have to suffer for his parents' mistakes
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Recent Examples of blameless
The officials are not blameless.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Atlanta isn’t totally blameless in this mess.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Wrigley is not entirely blameless.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
In the backfield, neither Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson are blameless.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
In her view, Kimmel is blameless.
—Dan Doperalski, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
And Jeremiah himself isn’t blameless.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
Stroud isn’t blameless in the Texans’ severe pass-protection issues dating to last year.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
No party in the war was blameless, but Hezbollah distinguished itself by outright rejecting norms of war and diplomacy.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Atlanta isn’t totally blameless in this mess.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Wrigley is not entirely blameless.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
In the backfield, neither Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson are blameless.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
In her view, Kimmel is blameless.
—Dan Doperalski, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
And Jeremiah himself isn’t blameless.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
Stroud isn’t blameless in the Texans’ severe pass-protection issues dating to last year.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
No party in the war was blameless, but Hezbollah distinguished itself by outright rejecting norms of war and diplomacy.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blameless
Adjective
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Chicagoans are ducking for cover as delivery robots turn into heat-seeking missiles for innocent glass structures.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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Deputies said the deadly shooting appeared to be gang-related, but believe Randolph was an innocent victim.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And how many guiltless prisoners there are here!—
Alexei Navalny,
The New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2024
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Many fans found its generally joyous treatment of Miranda’s guiltless affair with Che, a nonbinary comedian, in the first season off-putting.—
Lili Loofbourow,
Washington Post,
21 June 2023
Adjective
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And no one is more laide jolie, more sculpted and faultless, more wooden and sexless, than the paradoxical figure who goes by the name of Clavicular.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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That was a title race in which the top two were almost faultless, hence finishing with 98 and 97 points respectively.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Rather than focus on a single irreproachable hero, Mendonça Filho dilates his lens to take in an expansive world.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Classics from the diasporic Vietnamese repertoire are included, too, with irreproachable instructions.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Blameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blameless. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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