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guilt

noun

Synonyms and 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

Synonyms of guilt

contriteness, contrition, penitence, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, rue, self-reproach, shame

Words Related to guilt

compunction, misgiving, prick, qualm, scruple

blame, culpability, fault

liability, rap, responsibility

chagrin, embarrassment

anguish, distress, grief, ruth, sadness, sorrow

bloodguilt, bloodguiltiness

apology, excuses, hand-wringing, mea culpa

Antonyms of guilt

impenitence, remorselessness

2 responsibility for wrongdoing or failure

the chief financial officer was saddled with the guilt for the company's failure

Synonyms of guilt

blame, culpability, fault, onus, rap

Words Related to guilt

blameworthiness, complicity, guiltiness, sinfulness

accusation, censure, condemnation, denunciation, finger-pointing, reproach

regret, remorse, self-reproach, shame

Antonyms of guilt

blamelessness, faultlessness, guiltlessness, innocence

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