Meaning & use
innocently
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In a manner free of guilt, wrongdoing, or awareness of wrongdoing.
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She innocently asked why everyone had gone quiet.
He innocently believed the offer was genuine and signed without reading the fine print.
A note on using this word
Can describe both moral innocence and a simple lack of awareness or worldly sophistication.
Words with a similar meaning
guilelesslynaively
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Words with an opposite meaning
guiltilyknowingly
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