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

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

The mistrial means the case ended without a verdict, and Clancy was neither convicted nor acquitted. — Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Lizzie was ultimately acquitted, but questions remain about her innocence. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

On July 8, after 20 days, the jury acquitted both Weaver and Harris of all charges (except for a charge against Weaver for missing his original court date). — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Prosecutors opted to retry Read, and she was acquitted of the most serious charges, second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death, in June 2025. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Rogers was acquitted at trial of the more serious charge of conspiracy to commit economic espionage. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026