Synonyms for exoneration
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Noun
1. Vindication — an act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation
vindication, acquittal, release, remission, not guilty, excuse, discharge, clearance, clearing, exculpation, disculpation, quittance, compurgation, absolution dated, acquittance dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation.
Forms
- Plural
- exonerations → vindications, acquittals, releases, remissions…
Example sentences
- remission Doctors declared Layla's cancer in remission.
- acquittal By definition the fact it’s depression means it’ll be an acquittal.
- vindication His enemy's failure in business was the ultimate vindication.
- immunity How long do babies carry their mother's immunity?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exoneration | steady | |
| remission | steady | |
| acquittal | falling | |
| vindication | steady | |
| immunity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- excuse2
- 7 letters
- release2
- 8 letters
- clearing2, immunity4
- 9 letters
- clearance2, discharge2, remission3, acquittal3, quittance
- 10 letters
- absolution4
- 11 letters
- vindication4, exculpation, acquittance
- 12 letters
- disculpation, compurgation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excuse2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- exonération