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 | ||