Guilty and Sheepish

Guilty

Guilty adjective - Suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: she was burdened with a guilty conscience after stealing the newspaper from the newsstand

Sheepish is a synonym for guilty in ashamed topic. In some cases you can use "Sheepish" instead an adjective "Guilty", when it comes to topics like blameworthy.

Nearby Words: guilt, guiltless, guiltiness, guiltily

Sheepish

Sheepish adjective - Not comfortable around people.

Guilty is a synonym for sheepish in shy topic. You can use "Guilty" instead an adjective "Sheepish".

Nearby Words: sheep, sheepishly
Cite this Source
Sheepish and Guilty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/guilty/sheepish
Guilty & Sheepish. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/guilty/sheepish>.
Sheepish or Guilty. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/guilty/sheepish.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "guilty" and "sheepish" have occurred on timeline