above suspicion
Beyond any doubt
Above suspicion describes someone whose integrity or innocence is so well established that they would never be considered capable of wrongdoing.
The phrase implies a reputation beyond reproach, one that exempts a person from the scrutiny others might face.
Her years of honest service placed her above suspicion when the funds went missing.
The expression is often used ironically, since those who seem most trustworthy sometimes turn out to be the culprits.
- incorruptibilityImmunity to moral compromise
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- probityThorough moral honesty
- moral compassInner ethical guidance system
- faultlessFree from any defect
irreproachable · dependability · morality · blameless · white as snow · reliability · righteousness · clear conscience · vindicated · unimpeachable · teflon · exonerated · clean record · accountability · acquitted · benefit of the doubt · honor · transparency
- innocenceinnocent, innocence, purity, pure, blameless
- integrityintegrity, honesty, truthfulness, uprightness, rectitude
above suspicionsuspect
Believe to be likely
suspicious · untrustworthy · shady · dubious · disreputable
above suspicionunder suspicion
Regarded as possibly guilty
suspect · under investigation · implicated · suspected · accused
above suspiciondisreputable
Having poor standing
notorious · tainted · compromised · scandal-ridden · crooked
above, suspicion, suspicious, unsuspecting, suspected, suspiciously, suspicions, suspecting, aboveboard