- 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)
- acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
--1 is one way to pronounce, label, judge
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun exoneration1, noun exoneration2
They want to exonerate the prisoners