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Definition of 'blameless'

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blameless

(bleɪmləs )
adjective
Someone who is blameless has not done anything wrong.
He feels he is blameless.
The U.S. itself, of course, is not entirely blameless in trading matters.
...a blameless life.
Synonyms: innocent, clear, clean, upright   More Synonyms of blameless
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blameless in British

(ˈbleɪmlɪs )
adjective
free from blame; innocent
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Derived forms
blamelessly (ˈblamelessly)
  adverb
blamelessness (ˈblamelessness)
  noun
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blameless in American

(ˈbleɪmlɪs ; blāmˈlis)
adjective
free from blame
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
blamelessly (ˈblamelessly)
  adverb
blamelessness (ˈblamelessness)
  noun

Example sentences containing 'blameless'

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The police should be ashamed they put these blameless people and their families through it. The Sun (2015)Millions of blameless people will be subjected to unnecessary delays. Times, Sunday Times (2010)They shredded the reputation of a brilliant and blameless man. Times, Sunday Times (2015)Neither booksellers nor librarians are entirely blameless. The Times Literary Supplement (2013)But the banks are not entirely blameless victims in such crime. Times, Sunday Times (2008)That is not to say he is entirely blameless for this mess, though. The Sun (2014)But the only Olympic faces to take the flak were the entirely blameless and entirely wonderful volunteers. Times, Sunday Times (2012)It has lived a blameless life in a field of joy, innocent of pesticides and artificial fertilisers. Times, Sunday Times (2007)Everyone knew he was a gorgeous, blameless young man who would have been an asset to society. Times, Sunday Times (2012)I am sorry that they will not apologise for the unnecessary anxiety they are causing blameless people. Times, Sunday Times (2016)For decades, murder between mobsters has been regarded as a crime in which the victim was not entirely blameless. Times, Sunday Times (2011)I have led a blameless life. Travers, P L What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story (1989)Less than a day's batting for 20 wickets on a blameless pitch. Times, Sunday Times (2014)It is a common misconception that, if swing does damage, the pitch must be blameless. Times, Sunday Times (2008)I am not entirely blameless. Times, Sunday Times (2012)

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Nearby words of 'blameless'

  • blameableness
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  • blamestorm
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