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Innocent

Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.

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Similar meaning 34

Absolved 84% connected

of Absolve

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Absolved 84% connected

of Absolve

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Acquitted 84% connected

of Acquit

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Acquitted 84% connected

of Acquit

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Blameless 84% connected

Free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless; -- sometimes followed by of.

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Blameless 84% connected

Free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless; -- sometimes followed by of.

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Cleared 84% connected

of Clear

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Cleared 84% connected

of Clear

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Exculpated 84% connected

of Exculpate

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Exculpated 84% connected

of Exculpate

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Exonerated 84% connected

of Exonerate

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Exonerated 84% connected

of Exonerate

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Harmless 84% connected

Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless.

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Harmless 84% connected

Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless.

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Inculpable 84% connected

Faultless; blameless; innocent.

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Inculpable 84% connected

Faultless; blameless; innocent.

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Irreproachable 84% connected

Not reproachable; above reproach; not deserving reproach; blameless.

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Irreproachable 84% connected

Not reproachable; above reproach; not deserving reproach; blameless.

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Naif 84% connected

Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.

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Naif 84% connected

Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.

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Naive 84% connected

Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks.

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Naive 84% connected

Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks.

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Nonexistent 84% connected

Not having existence.

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Nonexistent 84% connected

Not having existence.

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Unconscious 84% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

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Unconscious 84% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

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Unimpeachable 84% connected

Not impeachable; not to be called in question; exempt from liability to accusation; free from stain, guilt, or fault; irreproachable; blameless; as,…

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Unimpeachable 84% connected

Not impeachable; not to be called in question; exempt from liability to accusation; free from stain, guilt, or fault; irreproachable; blameless; as,…

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Vindicated 84% connected

of Vindicate

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Vindicated 84% connected

of Vindicate

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Virtuous 84% connected

Possessing or exhibiting virtue.

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Virtuous 84% connected

Possessing or exhibiting virtue.

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Broader term 3

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Narrower term 4

Dear 76% connected

Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.

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Lamb 76% connected

The young of the sheep.

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Naif 76% connected

Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.

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Virgin 76% connected

A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.

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Derivationally related 4

Innocence 74% connected

The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness.

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Innocence 74% connected

The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness.

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Purity 74% connected

The condition of being pure.

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Purity 74% connected

The condition of being pure.

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See also 4

Exculpatory 66% connected

Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt; excusing.

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Exculpatory 66% connected

Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt; excusing.

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Righteous 66% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Righteous 66% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Synonym 10

Barren 92% connected

Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.

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Destitute 92% connected

Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of.

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Devoid 92% connected

To empty out; to remove.

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Free 92% connected

Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclination…

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Guiltless 92% connected

Free from guilt; innocent.

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Impeccant 92% connected

Sinless; impeccable.

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Ingenuous 92% connected

Of honorable extraction; freeborn; noble; as, ingenuous blood of birth.

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Innocuous 92% connected

Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent.

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Sinless 92% connected

Free from sin.

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Unacquainted 92% connected

Not acquainted.

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