- absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated - freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
Antonym: guilty (indirect, via innocent)
- absolve - grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"
--1 is one way to forgive
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun absolution1, noun absolution2, noun absolver1
Somebody ----s somebody
- absolve, justify, free - let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
--2 is one way to forgive
Antonyms: blame, fault
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody of something