blameless
Free from guilt
Blameless describes someone or something free from fault or responsibility for wrongdoing.
A person who is blameless has done nothing wrong and deserves no criticism or punishment.
The investigation found her completely blameless in the matter.
The word often appears in contexts where guilt or fault is being assigned to others, emphasizing that this particular person bears no share of it.
A blameless life or record suggests consistent moral uprightness.
Not at fault
- faultlessFree from any defect
- above reproachBeyond any criticism
- beyond reproachImmune to criticism
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
unimpeachable · irreproachable · sinless · not guilty · squeaky-clean · clean-handed · above suspicion · in the clear
Completely free of marks
- impeccableFree from any defect
- flawlessEntirely without fault
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
- untarnishedFree from stain
pristine · stainless · unsullied · unspotted · pure · clean · perfect · unmarred
Vertical or morally sound
- righteousMorally good, justified
- moralConcerning right conduct
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
- honorableHaving high moral standards
principled · honest · good · pure · wholesome · decent · noble · exemplary
Declared legally innocent
- absolvedFreed from guilt
- clearedFound not guilty
- vindicatedCleared of accusation
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
pardoned · forgiven · discharged · released · let off · off the hook
guiltless
Not at fault
- faultlessFree from any defect
- above reproachBeyond any criticism
- beyond reproachImmune to criticism
clear · unimpeachable · irreproachable · sinless · not guilty · squeaky-clean · clean-handed · above suspicion · in the clear · uncensurable
spotless
Completely free of marks
- impeccableFree from any defect
- flawlessEntirely without fault
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
untarnished · pristine · stainless · unsullied · unspotted · pure · clean · perfect · unmarred · unblemished
upright
Vertical or morally sound
honorable · principled · honest · good · pure · wholesome · decent · noble · exemplary · trustworthy
acquitted
Declared legally innocent
- absolvedFreed from guilt
- clearedFound not guilty
- vindicatedCleared of accusation
exonerated · pardoned · forgiven · discharged · released · let off · off the hook
- innocenceinnocent, innocence, purity, pure, naive
- Book of JobJob, Satan, Yahweh, God, Leviathan
- holinesssanctification, holiness, purity, sacredness, sanctity
- blamelessinnocent, guiltless, faultless, cleared, acquitted
- Incident Responseincident report, response team, escalation, alert, notification
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
blamelessblameworthy
Deserving of censure
guilty · culpable · at fault · responsible · censurable
blamelessshamefaced
Showing visible embarrassment
guilty · shamed · hangdog · conscience-stricken · remorseful