English adjective: guilty | |||
1. | guilty responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act | ||
Samples | Guilty of murder. The guilty person. Secret guilty deeds. | ||
Similar | at fault, blamable, blameable, blameful, blameworthy, bloodguilty, censurable, chargeable, conscience-smitten, criminal, culpable, delinquent, finable, fineable, guilt-ridden, indictable, punishable, red-handed | ||
See also | inculpative, inculpatory, unrighteous | ||
Antonyms | clean-handed, guiltless, innocent | ||
2. | guilty showing a sense of guilt | ||
Samples | A guilty look. The hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy. | ||
Synonyms | hangdog, shamed, shamefaced | ||
Similar | ashamed | ||
Antonyms | unashamed | ||