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as in pure
free from sin
an innocent baby
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2
as in acquitted
free from guilt or blame
the robbery suspect was eventually found to be innocent
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as in unaffected
free from any intent to deceive or impress others
an innocent offer to sing before the gathering
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as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
an innocent young woman who felt a little out of place among her more sophisticated roommates
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as in harmless
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt
good-natured teasing that is just innocent fun
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as in ignorant
not informed about or aware of something
a woman who seems entirely innocent of good manners and common courtesy
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as in angel
an innocent or gentle person
an innocent who is often puzzled by and prey to the evils of the world
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Recent Examples of innocent
John Gerardi, National Review, 2 Mar. 2025
At that time, most of the dating shows in Korea revolved more around the delicate or innocent emotional arcs of the contestants — more young and innocent vibes.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
Some were likely innocents caught in the crossfire.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Trump’s turn toward promoting IVF raises troubling ethical questions for the ongoing defense of innocent life.
—John Gerardi, National Review, 2 Mar. 2025
At that time, most of the dating shows in Korea revolved more around the delicate or innocent emotional arcs of the contestants — more young and innocent vibes.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
In Europe and the Mideast and elsewhere, violence rages and innocents die.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
Some were likely innocents caught in the crossfire.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innocent
Adjective
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This can provide significant advantages over today’s best mini-LED TVs, including higher brightness, less blooming (light bleed around bright images), and purer, more accurate colors.—
Ryan Waniata,
WIRED,
13 Mar. 2025
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Blanchett, meanwhile, continues her reign among the cadre of actresses who work with their stylists — in this case, Elizabeth Stewart — to craft a collection of press-run looks that extend beyond pure glamour in their talking points.—
Laurie Brookins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Students whose tests began no later than 8:36 a.m. with standard timing (2 hours and 24 minutes) would have completed their exams before the 11:00 a.m. cutoff and thus were unaffected.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that critical safety positions were unaffected.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The actor plays Lochlan Ratliff, the naive son of Timothy and Victoria, who gets swept away in his family’s crazy antics.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
16 Mar. 2025
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Nearly all parents experience something akin to his naive desire, a wish to give their kid the future of their dreams while shielding them from pain and disappointment.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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While castor beans themselves are harmless, ricin, when extracted correctly in a complex process, is lethal and has been the stuff of Cold War assassinations and the plot of a popular episode on the Breaking Bad television series.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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While these videos are mostly filter-free and appear to be harmless fun, Hines explained how beauty filters have altered the way the brain recognizes and prefers certain facial features.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Musk’s blind and ignorant closing of USAID has blacked out our billboard to the world of what America is about.—
Llewellyn King,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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For one thing, Overstreet seemed set on portraying Black history in a way that was neither overly dour nor entirely ignorant of past violence.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: Soma Capital, Afore Capital and other angel investors also participated in the round.—
Tim Baysinger,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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The move reunites Lin with Reeves, who became an angel investor in the filmmaker’s latest drama and return to indie roots, Last Days, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Many fans found its generally joyous treatment of Miranda’s guiltless affair with Che, a nonbinary comedian, in the first season off-putting.—
Lili Loofbourow,
Washington Post,
21 June 2023
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In the wake of Franco’s death, in 1975, came the pacto del olvido, or pact of oblivion—a determination, enshrined in the Amnesty Law of 1977, to brush away the vestiges of former crimes and hence to move onward with a guiltless transition to democracy.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
24 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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But their filing this week suggests that response wasn't genuine.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Color Purple should be the lasting career touchstone for both Goldberg and Winfrey, its genuine popularity sustained through perennial TV runs and word of mouth, despite critical and industry controversy.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Innocent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocent. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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