Synonyms of innocents

innocents

noun

plural of innocent

as in angels

an innocent or gentle person

an innocent who is often puzzled by and prey to the evils of the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angels
• sheep
• lambs
• doves
• saints
• suckers
• colts
• virgins
• fledglings
• cubs
• babes
• cherubs
• greenhorns
• newbies
• naïfs
• pigeons
• dupes
• ingenues
• weaklings
• tenderfeet
• softies
• wimps
• saps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wolves
• bullies
• toughs
• beasts
• rowdies
• clowns
• heels
• creeps
• roughnecks
• jerks
• curs
• snakes
• sharks
• boors
• louts
• cretins
• skunks
• villains
• jokers
• miscreants
• rogues
• scoundrels
• slobs
• devils
• rascals
• knaves
• cads
• no-goods
• reprobates
• churls
• scalawags
• scamps
• louses
• stinkers
• varlets
• rapscallions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of innocents

Some innocents are coerced into false confessions, like what happened to the Central Park Five. — Rene Denfeld, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Over 5,000 deaths, most of them for innocents not driving trucks, in 2023 alone. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Whatever conclusions investigators might reach, the loss of at least 50 souls, and the wounding of dozens more innocents, is an unbearable blow for any community. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026

In his work, women were still ethereal innocents who had yet to become believable human beings. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

And quite frankly, that calculus essentially admits that innocents are going to be hurt, but that is a price to pay. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026

Practically as soon as the #MeToo movement began, it was accused of going too far—sweeping up innocents in its wake, failing to allow its targets due process. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026

How much more dangerous could a regime become than one willing to murder innocents, during peacetime, 8,500 miles away? — Katherine Ellison, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026

In a key scene, the innocents jump back and forth between dinner parties playing out at the same time despite taking place on successive nights. — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026