exonerated

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adjective

Freed from any question of guilt, acquitted.

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absolvedclearclearedexculpatedvindicatedinnocentguiltlessclean-handed
OriginMiddle English exonerated →
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Meanings

exonerated1

adjective
  1. Freed from any question of guilt, acquitted.

exonerated2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of exonerate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivefreed from any question of guilt

Similar
absolvedclearclearedexculpatedvindicatedinnocentguiltlessclean-handed
Also see
absolvedclearvindicated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishexonerated
  2. Englishexonerated

From Middle English exonerated, equivalent to exonerate + -ed.

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APA

exonerated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonerated

MLA

“exonerated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonerated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exonerated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonerated.

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