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blameless

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Free from blame; without fault; innocent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blameless, guiltless, unblameable, sackless, clean, clean-handed, clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a whistle, clear, dovelike, innocent, innocent as the babe unborn, innocent as the child unborn, irreprehensible, nonblameworthy, not guilty, offenseless, pure, righteous, sinless, unblameworthy, uncalculating, unguilty

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not meriting blame or censure; undeserving of reproof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonblameworthy, unblameworthy

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

free of guilt; not subject to blame

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • has lived a blameless life
  • of irreproachable character
  • an unimpeachable reputation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inculpable, irreproachable, unimpeachable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English blameles, equivalent to blame + -less.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: невинен (nevinen) — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Finnish: syytön — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Galician: inocente — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Hindi: निर्दोष (nirdoṣ) — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Hungarian: feddhetetlen — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Japanese: 非の打ち所が無い (hi no uchidokoro ga nai) — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Latin: innocens — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Middle English: blameles — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Norwegian: daddelfri — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uklanderlig — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Romanian: inocent — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Romanian: neprihănit — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Romanian: nevinovat — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Russian: безупре́чный (bezupréčnyj) — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Sanskrit: निर्दोष (nirdoṣa) — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Urdu: نردوش — free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless
  • Bulgarian: безупречен (bezuprečen) — not meriting blame or censure; undeserving of reproof
  • Finnish: nuhteeton — not meriting blame or censure; undeserving of reproof
  • Hindi: निर्दोष (nirdoṣ) — not meriting blame or censure; undeserving of reproof
  • Japanese: 非の打ち所が無い (hi no uchidokoro ga nai) — not meriting blame or censure; undeserving of reproof
  • Russian: безупре́чный (bezupréčnyj) — not meriting blame or censure; undeserving of reproof