Blameless
adj.calm, thoughtfulformal
What it means
Not responsible for a wrong, failure, or harmful outcome.
Reach for it when clearing a person whose conduct did not cause the problem
The independent review found the maintenance technician blameless.
Choose between these
6- playful
in the clear
informal reassurance follows suspicion
not when the finding needs sober wording
- everyday
someone did not commit the alleged act
not when responsibility without accusation is assessed
- professional
not responsible
causal accountability is specifically denied
not when warm praise is desired
- formal
exonerated
an inquiry has formally cleared someone
not when no prior allegation existed
- formal
conduct contains no error at all
not when the person simply did not cause this outcome
- literary
above reproach
character or conduct merits no criticism
not when legal innocence is the precise claim
Said against
3- culpable
- guilty
- responsible
It naturally appears in
3- entirely blameless
The evidence showed that the driver was entirely blameless.
- remain blameless
A good intention alone does not make every decision remain blameless.
- found blameless
Both volunteers were found blameless after the records were checked.
Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, Adjective sense 1: free from blame opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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