blameless

adjective

Definition of blamelessnext
as in innocent
free from guilt or blame a blameless baby shouldn't have to suffer for his parents' mistakes

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  1. innocent
  2. guiltless
  3. faultless
  4. irreproachable
Adjective
  • However, this innocent appearance doesn’t last long.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 11 innocent people have been freed from Oklahoma's death row and seven clemencies have been granted in the state.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of innocent
Adjective
  • 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
  • In the wake of Franco’s death, in 1975, came the pacto del olvido, or pact of oblivion—a determination, enshrined in the Amnesty Law of 1977, to brush away the vestiges of former crimes and hence to move onward with a guiltless transition to democracy.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2021
Definition of guiltless
Adjective
  • While some have blamed rising health care costs on medical providers or hospitals, insurers are not faultless.
    Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Kasatkina was almost faultless on break points, converting seven of her eight chances and wrapped up the title against her 17-year-old compatriot in one hour and 56 minutes.
    Johannes Sasay-Wada, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of faultless
Adjective
  • Service Last but not least, providing irreproachable service is imperative.
    Suneeta Motala, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • There may be practical reasons that your friend won’t get his way, but his argument, unlike his driving, is irreproachable.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 June 2024
Definition of irreproachable
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