exonerates

VERB

excuse, clear of responsibility or blame

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolve acquit discharge dismiss exempt justify pardon vindicate

STRONG

disburden except exculpate free liberate release relieve sanitize whitewash

WEAK

let off let off hook wipe slate clean

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blame condemn convict damn employ engage hire hold keep punish sentence

STRONG

burden limit restrain

WEAK

accuse charge incarcerate incriminate

Example Sentences

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Telles told the AP during a February 2023 jail interview that he had evidence that exonerates him, but he declined to produce it.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

An Oklahoma judge exonerates a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison on murder charges, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of the crime.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024

He said in a statement earlier this week that he believed the report "exonerates me of all responsibility."

From Reuters • Apr. 21, 2023

Body camera footage is more routinely made public, whether it exonerates the officers or raises questions.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2023

I can think of no answer that exonerates me.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver