innocent as a newborn babe
Utterly without fault
Innocent as a newborn babe describes someone utterly free of guilt, corruption, or worldly knowledge—the newborn having had no opportunity yet to do wrong or learn cunning.
The phrase emphasizes complete innocence, often with ironic intent: He claimed to be innocent as a newborn babe, but the evidence suggested otherwise.
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- born yesterdayExtremely naive and credulous
- untaintedFree from contamination
- pure as snowEntirely without corruption
- righteousMorally good, justified
newborn · blank slate · artless · wide-eyed · fresh faced · guileless · virtuous · cherubic · blameless · squeaky clean · unworldly · immaculate · tabula rasa · gullible · lamb to the slaughter · credulous · spotless · ingenuous
innocent as a newborn babeguilty as sin
Undeniably at fault
depraved · wicked · sinful · morally bankrupt · evil
innocent as a newborn babeworldly-wise
Experienced in practical matters
jaded · cynical · hardened · world-weary · streetwise
innocent as a newborn babedebauched
Corrupted by indulgence
licentious · worldly · lecherous · promiscuous · experienced
innocent, innocence, innocently, innocents, newness, renewal