guiltiness

noun

Definition of guiltinessnext
as in sinfulness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guiltiness
  1. guilt
  2. complicity
  3. culpability
Noun
  • An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt: A 21-year-old man from Naperville was arrested on a warrant at 7:25 p.m. Jan. 11 in the 800 block of Springhill Circle.
    Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Cortland agreed to a consent decree in the case, which will resolve any claims against the company without admission of guilt, according to the Justice Department’s news release.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of guilt
Noun
  • Spurred by Russia’s brutal war and China’s complicity in that aggression, governments in Australia, Japan, South Korea, and across Europe have finally started the long overdue process of taking greater responsibility for their countries’ defense.
    Robin Niblett, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Now, some 80 years later, the names of those suspected of collaborating with the Nazis have been made public in the Netherlands as the country goes to new lengths to document the extent of its complicity in the horrors perpetrated by the Third Reich.
    David Hodari, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of complicity
Noun
  • Caspar did not agree, at least not entirely, that the woman was without blame or culpability.
    Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • His culpability in the loss of Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway in the dual offer sheet gambit by the St. Louis Blues is still being debated among Oilers fans.
    Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of culpability
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Thesaurus Entries Near guiltiness

guilt

guiltiness

guiltless

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