cleanhanded

adjective

ˈklēn-ˈhan-dəd How to pronounce cleanhanded (audio)
Definition of cleanhandednext
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
  1. innocent
  2. blameless
  3. impeccable
  4. faultless
Adjective
  • Petticrew broke out stateside by playing IRA activist Dolours Price, a woman whose understandable aggrievement led her to harm innocent civilians as well as herself.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 27 July 2026
  • Killing children and other innocent Palestinians, then stealing land under a false prophecy is not defending Israel.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
Definition of innocent
Adjective
  • Leaders should restore clear end-to-end accountability, align on-call and incident response with the teams that ship the code, and rebuild a blameless culture.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Schlittler wasn’t blameless in that, committing a throwing error on a pickoff play in the first inning.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
Definition of blameless
Adjective
  • Otis had an impeccable eye for talent (one of his other discoveries was R&B great Jackie Wilson).
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • An oil lamp, like the one that Rebecca kept in her room as decoration, illuminated the Devil, who wore dark slacks and a dark vest, an impeccable white shirt.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of impeccable
Adjective
  • A couple of nerve-settling wins became a faultless record in the group stage.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • And there was no mucking about with changing audio output settings, as doing so switched the sound to the X7's speakers and the wireless connectivity was faultless.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 June 2026
Definition of faultless
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“Cleanhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanhanded. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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