as in acquitted
free from guilt or blame
none of us is exactly cleanhanded in this affair
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanhanded
Adjective
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Demonstrators argued that taxpayer money should not be used to harm or kill innocent people and rejected claims that the killing of Good was an act of self-defense.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026 -
Multiple innocent lives lost due to violence.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Stefanski certainly isn’t blameless.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Del Toro wants to emphasize the contrast between Frankenstein, corrupted by ambition, and his Creature, born blameless.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Their reputation with law enforcement, military, and civilian customers is impeccable, and their accolades and experience speak for themselves.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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And talk about impeccable dialogue.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That isn’t to say Lee was faultless.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
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The food of Eric Ripert and his team is faultless, and the dining room staff wraps you in a blanket of hospitality.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Cleanhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanhanded. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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