blamelessly
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Definition
Adverb: * In a manner free from guilt or blame; without deserving any censure or fault.
Usage
The adverb "blamelessly" describes how an action is performed or how a state is maintained—specifically, in a way that is completely innocent and without wrongdoing. It modifies verbs to indicate the purity of the conduct.
Examples
- She testified that she had acted blamelessly and in full accordance with the law.
- For decades, he served the community blamelessly, earning everyone's respect.
- The audit concluded that the funds had been managed blamelessly.
Advanced Usage
- "to live blamelessly": To conduct one's life in a morally upright way, avoiding scandal or wrongdoing.
- He strove to live blamelessly, guided by a strong personal ethic.
Variants and Related Words
- Blameless (adjective): Free from guilt; not deserving blame.
- The jury found the defendant blameless.
- Blamelessness (noun): The state or quality of being free from blame.
- Her blamelessness in the affair was finally proven.
Synonyms
- Guiltlessly
- Innocently
- Irreproachably
- Faultlessly
Antonyms
- Blameworthily
- Guiltily
- Reprehensibly
Adverb
- in an irreproachable and blameless manner
- she had lived blamelessly until she met this man