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as in innocency
the quality or state of being free from guilt or blame
the accused embezzler eventually proved her innocence and was released
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as in naturalness
the quality or state of being simple and sincere
the innocence of the child's question touched everyone present
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as in ignorance
the state of being unaware or uninformed
in my innocence I just assumed that quoted rate was for a week's stay and not for a single night at the health spa
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as in purity
the quality or state of being morally pure
in Melville's novel, the sailor Billy Budd serves as a symbol of absolute innocence
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Recent Examples of innocence
Adams has insisted on his innocence and refused to resign.
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Adam Reiss, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Like nearly everything about these two, their Tony Manero fascination has a boyish innocence.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
The 55-year-old Harlem native has maintained his innocence since his arrest in September.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
These hopes and expectations betrayed the innocence of ingenues.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
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Adam Reiss, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Like nearly everything about these two, their Tony Manero fascination has a boyish innocence.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
The 55-year-old Harlem native has maintained his innocence since his arrest in September.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
These hopes and expectations betrayed the innocence of ingenues.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innocence
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Philosophy that is aware of our ignorance is a step forward.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
22 Feb. 2025
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Don the veil of ignorance, however, and the many positives start to make sense.—
Christian Gilbertsen,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2025
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In Thai culture, water represents purity, tranquility and renewal, which is celebrated throughout the property’s grounds.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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It was introduced during a period of moral purity movements during the United States’ progressive era.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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Initially, the app focused on simplicity, offering basic filters and a chronological feed.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Her effortless bob complemented the simplicity of the gown and her red-orange lip and nails played well off of the design’s midnight blue hue.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Cynically referring to the Trotskyists accused in the show trials that Stalin staged in Moscow as part of the Great Purge, Brecht’s comment is still debated in part because its degree of sincerity is so hard to parse.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2025
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Roughly defined, the genre celebrates rhythm, sincerity and virtuosity.—
Adam Bradley D’Angelo Lovell Williams Milton David Dixon III,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Innocence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocence. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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