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Synonyms & Antonyms of guilt
1
a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
- he was wracked with guilt after he accidentally broke his sister's antique grandfather clock
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2
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
- the chief financial officer was saddled with the guilt for the company's failure
Synonyms for guilt
- blame,
- culpability,
- fault,
- onus,
- rap
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“Guilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guilt. Accessed 26 Sep. 2022.
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