19
absolution(noun, charge, release, discharge, stay)
19
exculpation(noun, law, release, discharge, return)
18
acquittal(noun, law, charge, release, discharge)
18
vindication(noun, law, release, discharge, return)
16
release(noun, discharge, stay, relief, resistance)
15
pardon(noun, release, discharge, stay, liberation)
12
exemption(noun, charge, release, discharge, relief)
12
forgiveness(noun, pardon, allowance, forgiveness, mercy)
11
amnesty(noun, release, discharge, protection, pardon)
9
discharge(noun, charge, release, free, relief)
9
excuse(noun, return, reason, approval, argument)
9
remission(noun, pardon, allowance, reprieve, forgiveness)
8
immunity(noun, release, resistance, protection, pardon)
7
clearance(noun, release, discharge, stay, pardon)
7
dismissal(noun, release, discharge, forgiveness, vindication)
6
acquittance(noun, charge, discharge, relief, freedom)
6
indemnity(noun, release, resistance, protection, pardon)
5
quittance(noun, release, discharge, pardon, dispatch)
4
defense(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation)
4
dispensation(noun, release, pardon, reconciliation, absolution)
<1234510>
11 years ago|3.9k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). exoneration thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/exoneration/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "exoneration thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/exoneration/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, exoneration thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/exoneration/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "exoneration thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/exoneration/thesaurus/synonyms>