Synonyms for guilty
ˈgɪl tiguilty

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1. guiltyadjective

   Antonyms:
   innocent, not guilty

2. guiltynoun

   A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.

   He was guilty of cheating at cards.

   Antonyms:
   innocent, not guilty

3. guiltyadjective

   Judged to have committed a crime.

   The guilty man was led away.

   Antonyms:
   not guilty, innocent

4. guiltyadjective

   Do you have a guilty conscience?

   Antonyms:
   innocent, not guilty

5. guiltyadjective

   I have a guilty secret.

   Antonyms:
   not guilty, innocent

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1. guilty

   Every criminal act is illegal or unlawful, but illegal or unlawful acts may not be criminal. Offenses against public law are criminal; offenses against private rights are merely illegal or unlawful. As a general rule, all acts punishable by fine or imprisonment or both, are criminal in view of the law. It is illegal for a man to trespass on another's land, but it is not criminal; the trespasser is liable to a civil suit for damages, but not to indictment, fine, or imprisonment. A felonious act is a criminal act of an aggravated kind, which is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary or by death. A flagitious crime is one that brings public odium. Vicious refers to the indulgence of evil appetites, habits, or passions; vicious acts are not necessarily criminal, or even illegal; we speak of a vicious horse. That which is iniquitous, i. e., contrary to equity, may sometimes be done under the forms of law. Ingratitude is sinful, hypocrisy is wicked, but neither is punishable by human law; hence, neither is criminal or illegal. Compare SIN.

   Synonyms:
   abominable, criminal, culpable, felonious, flagitious, illegal, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, sinful, unlawful, vicious, vile, wicked, wrong

   Antonyms:
   innocent, just, lawful, legal, meritorious, moral, right, virtuous

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1. guiltyadjective

   responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

   "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"

   Synonyms:
   shamed, hangdog, shamefaced

   Antonyms:
   acquitted, exculpated, vindicated, unashamed, guiltless, clean-handed, innocent, blameless, exonerated, absolved, unimpeachable, not guilty, irreproachable, inculpable, clear, cleared

2. guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamedadjective

   showing a sense of guilt

   "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater

   Synonyms:
   shamefaced, sheepish, disgraced, shamed, discredited, dishonored, hangdog

   Antonyms:
   not guilty, irreproachable, unashamed, inculpable, cleared, innocent, blameless, acquitted, exculpated, clean-handed, absolved, guiltless, exonerated, vindicated, clear, unimpeachable

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1. guiltyadjective

   Synonyms:
   criminal, culpable

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1. guiltyadjective

   Synonyms:
   culpable, punishable, criminal, peccant, sinful

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1. List of paraphrases for "guilty":

   guilt, culpable, culprit, culpability, responsible, perpetrator, offender, convicted, comet, unsub, blame

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How to use guilty in a sentence?

1. Atatiana Jefferson:

   I feel guilty because had I not called the Fort Worth Police Department, James Smith would still be alive today.

2. Proverb:

   Whoever knows how to use a pen never adds his own name to the guilty list.

3. Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:

   It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

4. Author Unknown:

   The guilty catch themselves.

5. Raul Rodriguez:

   Even though it’s not my doing, I still feel guilty that he’s going through this because of me, because of my status.