ACQUITTING Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

acquitting 1 of 2

adjective

as in compensatory

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verb

present participle of acquit

as in clearing

to free from a charge of wrongdoing acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime

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as in behaving

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way the king promised handsome rewards to all who acquitted themselves well in the battle

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By acquitting Fisher, the council members had inadvertently exonerated Metze. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Eleven gullible idiots were talked into acquitting because of an imaginary female ailment. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026 Judges found Thaci and three former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders responsible for arbitrary detention, torture, cruel treatment and 96 murders of civilians, while acquitting them on six charges of crimes against humanity. — Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Jurors at his 2025 murder trial deliberated for weeks before acquitting him on one murder count and failing to reach a verdict on another murder count. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 The verdict was handed down on Monday acquitting Pino, 55, who was charged with second-degree manslaughter and vessel homicide for the crash that killed 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez and left another teen, Katy Puig, now 21, with life-changing injuries, according to NBC 6. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 Marc Agnifilo, one of Weinstein’s defense attorneys, told reporters the final juror tally was 9-3 in favor of acquitting his client. — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 15 May 2026 The 2025 jury deliberated for more than 20 hours before ultimately acquitting the former Bentley College lecturer and equity researcher at Fidelity Investments on all charges save for drunken driving. — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026 Soon after, Dead & Company, with John Mayer acquitting himself in the Garcia role better than anyone would have thought, set sail. — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquitting

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However, even after an officer is taken off the list, prosecutors still maintain those potentially exculpatory records.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Kohberger alleges that his attorneys withheld potentially exculpatory evidence, misled him about the consequences of pleading guilty and relied on threats and false promises to persuade him to accept the deal.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of exculpatory

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In a Tuesday statement, Purdue University officials said researchers came across at least four coconut crabs while clearing an overgrown trail to the island's lagoon.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Just as running from my problems was, clearing my mind over the course of many miles, or racing hard, until the adrenaline cleansed me of feeling pain, sadness, disappointment, or rage.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of clearing

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For instance, Siri’s lack of thinking power compared with other ultra-smart AI agents means that there’s far less of a chance of going rogue, or behaving in eerie ways.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Rather than behaving independently, their interactions begin to constrain how the material changes.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of behaving

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One day later, the agency suddenly reversed its decision, announcing that its test results were a false positive, seemingly exonerating Taylor Farms.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 22 July 2026
This evidence is considered among the most important to both sides, potentially either dooming OpenAI as an infringer or exonerating its chatbot technology as a transformative fair use of news sites’ content.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

Definition of exonerating

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Fashion history has a funny way of vindicating the people brave enough to look ridiculous.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
But Pinaki Chakravorty, the defense lawyer who represented Alonzo, said ballistics tests to the firearm were what ended up vindicating his client.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of vindicating

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Multiple women told police that Weinberg lured them to his home, almost always under the guise of a photo shoot, before restraining and assaulting them.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of restraining

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But that also eradicates a crucial option - to mount a show trial and scapegoat him for all the ills of his rule, thus absolving others.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Compared to the absolving gleam of latex, sloppy imperfection isn’t especially sexy.

— Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026

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