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 duo settled this week ahead of their courtroom showdown and issued a needle-thread media statement, which was a meaningless, blameless word salad with hedge sauce.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Yet while Vitello is not blameless in the Giants’ poor start, there aren’t many buttons Vitello can push when the team’s foundational players are collectively underperforming.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The Golden Knights were hardly blameless.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The officials are not blameless.
—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
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Yet while Vitello is not blameless in the Giants’ poor start, there aren’t many buttons Vitello can push when the team’s foundational players are collectively underperforming.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The Golden Knights were hardly blameless.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The officials are not blameless.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blameless
Adjective
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The allegations are that the defendant was impaired, failed to properly secure two young children, and then caused a crash that left one child dead, another seriously injured, and an innocent driver badly hurt.—
Gino Vicci,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Concurrently, the Met botch their way through their investigation, diverting all their attention to an entirely innocent man while ignoring the serial offender under their nose.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Chick lit was flippant and fizzy and fun, above all, as effervescent and guiltless as a vodka soda.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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And how many guiltless prisoners there are here!—
Alexei Navalny,
The New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Yet the reporting was faultless, the points of view persuasive.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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This new vision of luxury remains firmly rooted in faultless service and astounding architectural design, but also weaves in a profound connection to place and the thrill of experiencing it just as the world is starting to sit up and take notice.—
Lauren Keith,
Robb Report,
30 May 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 11 Jun. 2026.
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