guilty
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guilty
- /ˈɡɪl.ti/
Rhymes with -ɪlti
Where it comes from
From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gyltiġ (“offending, guilty”); equivalent to guilt + -y.
adjective guiltier · more guilty · guiltiest · most guilty
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Responsible for a dishonest act.
He was guilty of cheating at cards.
Similar: culpable, nocent · Opposite: 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
- Judged to have committed a crime. The guilty man was led away.
- Having a sense of guilt. Do you have a guilty conscience?
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Blameworthy.
I have a guilty secret.
Similar: censurable, culpable, blameless, praiseworthy
Similar: shildy, at fault, blameworthy, censurable, culpable, guilty, nocent, reprehensible, to blame · Opposite: innocent, praiseworthy
noun guilties
- A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
- A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.
- One who is declared guilty of a crime. The not guilties walked out and went to work if they had jobs; the guilties were hauled away to spend maybe thirty days on the county farm growing cabbage.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: culpable, blameful, blameable, criminal, blamable, guilt-ridden, censurable, blameworthy, delinquent, punishable, condemned, finable, fineable, indictable, ashamed, shamed
adjective
Similar: shildy, at fault, blameworthy, censurable, culpable, guilty, nocent, reprehensible, to blame · Opposite: innocent, praiseworthy
Translations
Every language
adj responsible for a dishonest act
| Español | culpable, nocente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유죄의 yujoe'ui |
| 日本語 | 有罪の yūzai no |
| 中文 | 有罪 yǒuzuì |
| हिन्दी | दोषी doṣī |
| Português | culpado |
| Français | coupable |
| Deutsch | schuldig |
| Italiano | colpevole |
| Ελληνικά | ένοχος énochos |
| Română | vinovat |
| Русский | вино́вный vinóvnyj, винова́тый vinovátyj |
| Tiếng Việt | có tội, phạm tội, tội lỗi |
| العربية | مُذْنِب muḏnib, مُذْنِبَة muḏniba |
| עברית | אָשֵׁם ashém |
adj judged to have committed a crime
| Español | culpable |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 有罪 yǒuzuì |
| Português | culpado |
| Français | coupable |
| Deutsch | schuldig |
| Italiano | colpevole |
| Ελληνικά | ένοχος énochos |
| Română | vinovat |
| Русский | вино́вный vinóvnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | có tội, phạm tội, tội lỗi |
| العربية | مُذْنِب muḏnib |
| עברית | אָשֵׁם ashém |
adj having a sense of guilt
| 日本語 | 有罪の yūzai no, 疚しい yamashii |
|---|---|
| Português | culpado |
| Deutsch | schuldbewusst |
| Русский | винова́тый vinovátyj |
| עברית | אָשֵׁם ashém |
adj blameworthy
| Deutsch | schuldig, tadelnswert, tadelnswürdig |
|---|---|
| עברית | חַיָּב khayav |
Talk about this word "guilty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guilty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. guilty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/guilty "guilty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guilty.Cite this
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title = {guilty},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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