Antonyms for nocent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : noh-suh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnoʊ sənt


Definition of nocent

  • As in injurious : adj hurtful
  • As in damaging : adj hurtful to reputation
  • As in deleterious : adj harmful, damaging
  • As in ill : adj bad, evil
Example sentences :
  • This leads to the remark that all parasitic growths are not nocent.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 » by Various
  • A court was established under an act of parliament in Dublin, to try the claims of 'nocent' and 'innocent' proprietors.
  • Extract from : « The Land-War In Ireland (1870) » by James Godkin
  • If the proportions of nocent and innocent were the same, an immense number of innocent persons were deprived of their property.
  • Extract from : « The Land-War In Ireland (1870) » by James Godkin
  • The judges, who were Englishmen, declared in their first session that 168 were innocent to 19 nocent.
  • Extract from : « The Land-War In Ireland (1870) » by James Godkin

Synonyms for nocent

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