Synonyms of acquitted

acquitted 1 of 2

adjective

as in cleared

Related Words

• cleared
• absolved
• vindicated
• exonerated
• blameless
• guiltless
• faultless
• irreproachable
• innocent
• inculpable
• lily-white
• impeccable
• cleanhanded
• virtuous
• moral
• righteous
• clear
• upright
• ethical
• law-abiding

Dissimilar Words

• guilty
• accused
• culpable
• punishable
• convicted
• indictable
• condemned
• impeachable
• blameworthy
• indicted
• blamable
• censurable
• impeached
• shamefaced
• hangdog
• shamed

acquitted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of acquit

1

as in exonerated

to free from a charge of wrongdoing

acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cleared
• exonerated
• absolved
• vindicated
• released
• liberated
• redeemed
• exculpated
• discharged
• pardoned
• avenged
• excused
• atoned (for)
• expiated
• condoned
• forgave
• revenged
• remitted
• whitewashed
• redressed
• unburdened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accused
• incriminated
• charged
• indicted
• convicted
• arraigned
• impeached
• criminated

2

as in behaved

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way

the king promised handsome rewards to all who acquitted themselves well in the battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• behaved
• carried
• conducted
• restrained
• composed
• deported
• handled
• contained
• bore
• comported
• demeaned
• collected
• controlled
• quit
• inhibited
• checked
• repressed
• played
• constrained
• tempered
• modulated
• acted
• quieted
• curbed
• moderated
• impersonated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carried on
• cut up
• misbehaved
• misconducted
• acted up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acquitted

Verb

The defense also wrote that Puig should be acquitted on the charge of lying to federal investigators. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

If acquitted for lack of criminal responsibility, Clancy would then face a potentially indefinite series of commitment orders confining her to a secure state mental health facility. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Rapper Lil Durk has been acquitted of planning to murder Quando Rondo, the Los Angeles Times reports. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026

The court will examine whether there is double jeopardy that would prevent a retrial because Jackson-Bolanos was acquitted of first-degree and second-degree murder. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Lindsay Clancy's attorney is pushing for her to be acquitted of triple-murder charges days after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in the case. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Charged with tax evasion, Mitchell was acquitted of criminal charges but paid a $1-million fine to the government. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

This loadout is securely in the midrange productivity bracket, with a solid AMD Ryzen AI 5 processor that acquitted itself very well in testing, with optimizations for Microsoft Copilot on-device artificial intelligence tasks. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2026

Nine others were sentenced to life imprisonment and seven were acquitted. — Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026