CLEANHANDED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

cleanhanded

adjective

ˈklēn-ˈhan-dəd

Definition of cleanhanded

as in acquitted

free from guilt or blame none of us is exactly cleanhanded in this affair

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Neighbors were upset that an innocent woman was gunned down, and reflected on the senseless matter of her death.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Cathy is just such a monster, in the guise of a beautiful, innocent girl—according to Steinbeck, anyway.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of innocent

Adjective

Historically of course, unlike the Solomon Islands, France is not blameless here, with coal having powered its industrial revolution dating back to the 1800s, and the shift to clean energy being much recent.

— Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Years after Leontes, a king contorted by jealousy, has ordered that his wife, the blameless Hermione, be put to death, a curtain is drawn back to reveal what appears to be a statue of her.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of blameless

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Romero was nearly faultless in the knockout stages of the competition and rallied his team-mates at half-time in the final against Manchester United.

— Jay Harris, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Some called the revolution a failure; others considered the new transitional government, led by President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, to be faultless.

— Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of faultless

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clean house

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