guiltless

Free of fault

Guiltless means free from guilt or blame—innocent of wrongdoing.

Someone guiltless has committed no offense: She was guiltless in the affair.

The word can also describe freedom from feelings of guilt: He walked away guiltless, his conscience clear.

blameless

innocent

Free from moral wrong

unimpeachable · inculpable · clear · clean · above reproach · beyond reproach · in the clear · free from blame · acquitted · absolved

pure

sinless

Free from moral wrongdoing

pristine · untainted · unsullied · chaste · virtuous · wholesome · uncorrupted · undefiled · unstained · clean-handed

naive

innocent

Free from moral wrong

guileless · artless · ingenuous · simple · trusting · unaffected · wide-eyed · inexperienced · green · uncorrupted

carefree

untroubled

Free from disturbance

easy · unconcerned · unworried · remorseless · unashamed · shameless · unapologetic · unrepentant · at peace · serene

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Opposites
legal/criminal culpability

guiltlessguilty

Responsible for wrongdoing

culpable · convicted · condemned · at fault · blameworthy

moral responsibility

guiltlessguilty

Responsible for wrongdoing

blameworthy · culpable · sinful · blamable · immoral

inner state/conscience

guiltlessguilt-ridden

Tormented by remorse

guilty · ashamed · shamed · conscience-stricken · shamefaced

Family

guiltlessness, guiltlessly

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G