Synonyms for quittance
Most common
not guilty remission acquittal vindication repayment defrayment
All synonyms
Noun
1. Absolution — A release or acquittal
release, not guilty, discharge, remission, acquittal, vindication, exemption, exoneration, exculpation, disculpation, compurgation, clearance, absolution dated, acquittance dated, acquitment dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A release or acquittal.
Forms
- Plural
- quittances → releases, discharges, remissions, acquittals…
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.
- repayment Student loan repayment begins next month.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| quittance | falling | |
| remission | steady | |
| acquittal | falling | |
| vindication | steady | |
| repayment | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- release2
- 9 letters
- clearance2, discharge2, exemption3, repayment3, remission3, acquittal3
- 10 letters
- absolution4, acquitment, defrayment
- 11 letters
- vindication4, exoneration5, exculpation, acquittance
- 12 letters
- disculpation, compurgation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (release2 = 2 syllables).