adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɡɪl.ti/
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rhymes with -ɪlti
CMU ARPABET:G IH1 L T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Responsible for a dishonest act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He was guilty of cheating at cards.
I still feel guilty about having forgotten his bday.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: culpable, nocent
Antonyms: innocent, not guilty, blameless, clean, clean-handed, clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a whistle, clear, dovelike, guiltless, innocent as the babe unborn, innocent as the child unborn, irreprehensible, nonblameworthy, offenseless, pure, righteous, sackless, sinless, unblameable, unblameworthy, uncalculating, unguilty
2
adj
Meaning 2
Judged to have committed a crime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
Examples
The guilty man was led away.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Having a sense of guilt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Do you have a guilty conscience?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Blameworthy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract