exonerateverb [ T ]
uk/ɪɡˈzɒn.ə.reɪt/us/ɪɡˈzɑː.nɚ.eɪt/formalto show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something:
The report exonerated the crew from all responsibility for the collision.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Innocent
- accuse
- acquit
- acquittal
- be above/beyond reproach idiom
- be in the clear idiom
- beat
- beat the rap idiom
- clear
- come up/out smelling of roses idiom
- culpable
- exculpate
- guiltless
- guilty
- innocence
- reproach
- responsibility
- responsible
- sin 1
- squeaky-clean
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exoneration
noun [ U ] uk/ɪɡˌzɒn.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ɪɡˌzɑː.nəˈreɪ.ʃən/