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as in pure
free from sin
an innocent baby
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2
as in acquitted
free from guilt or blame
the robbery suspect was eventually found to be innocent
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as in unaffected
free from any intent to deceive or impress others
an innocent offer to sing before the gathering
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as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
an innocent young woman who felt a little out of place among her more sophisticated roommates
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as in harmless
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt
good-natured teasing that is just innocent fun
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as in ignorant
not informed about or aware of something
a woman who seems entirely innocent of good manners and common courtesy
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as in angel
an innocent or gentle person
an innocent who is often puzzled by and prey to the evils of the world
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Recent Examples of innocent
Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
My empathy was with the innocent football fans over any aggressor.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
According to human rights organizations, most were denied due process, innocents including children were detained, and hundreds were tortured in jail and died.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Jannik Sinner is innocent, as the Italian prepares to return from a doping suspension.
—Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
My empathy was with the innocent football fans over any aggressor.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
In order to stop this nefarious group from killing more innocents, the BAU is forced to work alongside an increasingly unpredictable Voit who has his own agenda.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
According to human rights organizations, most were denied due process, innocents including children were detained, and hundreds were tortured in jail and died.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innocent
Adjective
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Blackberry Smoke is just a kick-ass band that’s been doing it the right way, the honest way, the hard way, the pure way, for a very long time.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
30 Apr. 2025
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Other video motifs include UFOs, idyllic green pastures, and vigorous exhortations to drink only the purest, rawest milk.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Although the London Marathon’s entry rules are currently unaffected, British conservative media and tabloid newspapers are already putting pressure on the event to change its policies.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
25 Apr. 2025
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Will Brandy be stuck in that alt-reality forever or emerge unscathed and unaffected?—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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But that thinking is naive and sorely mistaken, says social scientist Michael Flood, who's at Queensland University of Technology in Australia.—
Michaeleen Doucleff,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Canadian election result cautions against the Fortress North America concept, at once so domineering and so naive.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The drug was thought to be harmless and in Germany was sold over the counter.—
David Armstrong,
ProPublica,
8 May 2025
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While most spiders found in homes across the country usually are harmless, some can be venomous.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Problematic to be sure, but also a very in-character move for an ignorant buffoon.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
6 May 2025
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But here's a reminder for us: casual cruelty, performed by ignorant fascists.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2025
Noun
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The incubator has access to a variety of valuable entrepreneurial finance resources, including government grants, state funding programs, and angel investors.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Pieces on view included a curving white bouquet beside a marble angel sculpture, a floral tower next to a vintage evening gown, and a colorful arrangement inside a red shoe mirroring a painting of a shoe shiner.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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
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The pendant showcases a genuine Rose de France amethyst and sparkling diamonds.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Come for the scene-y details and celebrity gossip, stay for McNally’s genuine self-revelation.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
1 May 2025
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“Innocent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocent. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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