ACQUITS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

acquits

verb

present tense third-person singular of acquit

as in clears

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 behaves

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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Recent Examples of acquits Among the performers, Smith rules the roost as the no-nonsense Angela, and Jones acquits himself tolerably on comic relief duties as the pathetic Mike. — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 For that demographic, form is everything, and the paper acquits its pledge that every dog must have its daily. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 That said, the older chip in the Ultra 3 acquits itself admirably. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026 In the proud lineage of pint-sized blonde women who’ve held their own against Madonna, Carpenter acquits herself quite well. — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026 To fit all listening scenarios, like all DALI loudspeakers, KUPID also acquits itself at low and high volumes. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 McKinley acquits himself capably enough with the few complex action set pieces, notably when a tattered rope bridge across a deep gorge requires enterprising thinking and physical endangerment of Murphy. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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Though rain chances are expected to decrease Thursday night as the weather system clears by Friday morning, flood warnings will extend into the weekend and next week in some areas, the weather service said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
The routine output juniors used to produce is what clears the gate, so what is left is checking, correcting and escalating what an agent produced.

— Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of clears

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This a show about the 1920s that behaves like a sensational stage spectacle from the 1920s, with a cast of dozens and special effects that make everything and everyone look monumental and magnificent.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
It can’t just be based on my intuition for how the object behaves.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of behaves

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Pressed to provide a single minute of footage that exonerates his deputies or his own leadership during the two weeks Mitchell suffered in a cell just downstairs from his office, Smith offers a rare blink.

— USA Today, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Here is the video with the new angle from Collins that exonerates Mahomes.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025

Definition of exonerates

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California law allows Uber and other ride-sharing platforms to treat their drivers as independent contractors, but Stone rejected the idea that that absolves Uber of liability.

— Hannah Fingerhut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Property owners will claim the hurricane absolves them of liability.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of absolves

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Farther down, the levee that restrains the rivers is a low line of trees into the horizon.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The constitutional exclusionary rule restrains government, not private parties, so the Fourth Amendment generally does not bar evidence wrongfully obtained by a private actor.

— Jihun Joun, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of restrains

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Patrick Clancy forgives his ex-wife In the days after the tragedy, Patrick wrote tributes to each of his three children and decided to publicly forgive Lindsay.

— Ross Douthat, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives borrowers who make 120 monthly payments while working for a qualifying government entity or nonprofit employer, is one way borrowers can be relieved of their student loan debt.

— Raynee Howell, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of forgives

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Harvard provides extraordinary financial aid and conducts critical research.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
China has long claimed the sovereign territory as its own and regularly conducts large-scale military drills, live-fire exercises, and daily air and naval patrols to apply pressure on the island.

— Mariam Khan, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

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