Meaning & use
exonerated
Officially cleared of blame, guilt, or suspicion for a wrongdoing.
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After new DNA evidence surfaced, the wrongly convicted man was finally exonerated.
The audit left the accountant fully exonerated of any financial misconduct.
A note on using this word
Exonerated is stronger than 'acquitted': acquittal means a court did not find enough evidence to convict, while exonerated implies positive proof of innocence.
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Words with an opposite meaning
convictedcondemned
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