as in ashamed
suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
she was burdened with a guilty conscience after ignoring the stranger's request for help
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Recent Examples of guilty
In May 1978, Berkowitz pleaded guilty to all six homicides, according to The New York Times.
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 30 July 2025
Microsoft’s experimental Copilot Mode anticipates your link clicks. —Cadence Design pleads guilty.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 29 July 2025
In September, the former newsreader was handed a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
Jessica Leslie agreed to plead guilty to a charge of criminal contempt that accused her of willfully disobeying court rules against disclosure of grand jury information.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 July 2025
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 30 July 2025
Microsoft’s experimental Copilot Mode anticipates your link clicks. —Cadence Design pleads guilty.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 29 July 2025
In September, the former newsreader was handed a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
Jessica Leslie agreed to plead guilty to a charge of criminal contempt that accused her of willfully disobeying court rules against disclosure of grand jury information.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guilty
ashamed
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Some of my relatives are gluten free, a friend is allergic to bacon, and a co-worker (who shall go unnamed but should be ashamed) loathes mayonnaise.—
Sarah Schutte,
National Review,
27 July 2025
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Adopt don't shop, anyone breeding dogs like this should be ashamed of themselves.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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“Guilty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guilty. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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