clean-handed
Free from guilt
Clean-handed means innocent of wrongdoing or free from guilt.
The image is of hands unstained by dirty deeds: She emerged from the scandal clean-handed.
The term emphasizes moral integrity, particularly in contexts where others have been implicated: Unlike his partners, he remained clean-handed throughout the investigation.
Free of wrongdoing
- guiltlessNot at fault
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- acquittedDeclared legally innocent
- absolvedFreed from guilt
uninvolved · unimpeachable · irreproachable · above suspicion · cleared · vindicated · faultless · not guilty
Completely free of marks
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- untarnishedFree from stain
- unsulliedNot made impure
pristine · untainted · unmarked · unsoiled · unstained · unspoiled · unmarred · pure
Having high moral standards
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- incorruptibleImpossible to morally compromise
trustworthy · righteous · virtuous · moral · law-abiding · honest · above-board · unbribable
blameless
Free of wrongdoing
- guiltlessNot at fault
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- acquittedDeclared legally innocent
absolved · uninvolved · unimpeachable · irreproachable · above suspicion · cleared · vindicated · faultless · not guilty · in the clear
spotless
Completely free of marks
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- untarnishedFree from stain
unsullied · pristine · untainted · unmarked · unsoiled · unstained · unspoiled · unmarred · pure · flawless
honorable
Having high moral standards
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- scrupulousThorough and principled
incorruptible · trustworthy · righteous · virtuous · moral · law-abiding · honest · above-board · unbribable · conscientious
- ___-handed wordsbackhanded, offhanded, underhanded, ambidextrous
clean-handedguilty
Responsible for wrongdoing
blood-stained · dirty-handed · complicit · culpable · implicated
clean-handedcorrupt
Dishonest, open to bribes
dishonest · crooked · unscrupulous · underhanded · dirty
clean, hand, handed, cleans, cleaned, cleaning, cleaner, cleaners, cleanest