Synonyms for not guilty
not guilty

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1. not guiltynoun

   Antonyms:
   guilty

2. not guiltynoun

   Of a person, legally innocent of a crime which they have been accused of in a court of law.

   He was found not guilty because there was a reasonable doubt.

   Antonyms:
   guilty

3. not guiltynoun

   Innocent.

   The jury said he was not guilty. I knew he wouldn't have done something like that.

   Antonyms:
   guilty

4. not guiltynoun

   Antonyms:
   guilty

5. not guiltynoun

   Antonyms:
   guilty

6. not guiltynoun

   Synonyms:
   innocent, acquittal

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1. acquitted, not guiltyadjective

   declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless

   "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity"

   Synonyms:
   acquitted

   Antonyms:
   guilty

Suggested Resources

1. not guilty

   Read the full text of the Not Guilty poem by Ambrose Bierce on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Bill Nettles:

   The one thing you can clearly take away from this was, he had been lying to a lot of people that he loved for a long time, and so he had obviously gotten to be pretty good at it, if he went in there and they believed him, then he would have likely been found not guilty. But once they decide that he’s willing to put himself out there and they don’t believe him, that’s kind of a tough hill to get over.

2. Harold Mesick:

   There has been no offer of any physical evidence at this point, my client is entitled to the presumption of innocence. That means he is absolutely not guilty. As far as the charges go, my client is not guilty in actuality and not guilty under the law.

3. Sean Turnell:

   I guess you will soon hear of it, but I am being detained, being charged with something, but not sure what. I am fine and strong, and not guilty of anything.

4. City Council member David Cagle:

   The way I see it, you are innocent until you are proven guilty. The council I don’t think can do anything until he goes to trial, if he does go to trial and they say he’s not guilty, then we might have smoke on our face, per se.

5. Wa Lone:

   Although we are charged, we are not guilty, we will not retreat, give up or be shaken by this.