absolved

The word “absolved” has 2 syllables: ab-solved

It's pronounced as /əbˈzɒlvd/


What is synonym and antonym for absolved?

In the thesaurus, “absolved” has 70 synonyms and 27 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for absolved along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for absolved

  • acquitted
  • avenged
  • beat the rap
  • blameless
  • clean
  • cleanhanded
  • clear
  • cleared
  • condoned
  • discharged
  • dismissed
  • ethical
  • excepted
  • excluded
  • exculpated
  • excused
  • exonerated
  • expiated
  • faultless
  • favored
  • forgave
  • free
  • guiltless
  • immaculate
  • immune
  • impeccable
  • inculpable
  • innocent
  • irreproachable
  • law-abiding
  • let go
  • let off
  • liberated
  • lily-white
  • moral
  • not liable
  • not responsible
  • not subject
  • off the hook
  • outside
  • pardoned
  • privileged
  • pure
  • redeemed
  • redressed
  • released
  • remitted
  • revenged
  • righteous
  • set apart
  • sinless
  • spared
  • special
  • stainless
  • unblemished
  • unbound
  • unburdened
  • uncensurable
  • unchecked
  • undefiled
  • unrestrained
  • unrestricted
  • unshackled
  • untarnished
  • upright
  • vindicated
  • virtuous
  • void of
  • walked
  • whitewashed

Antonyms for absolved

  • accountable
  • accused
  • answerable
  • arraigned
  • blamable
  • blameworthy
  • censurable
  • charged
  • condemned
  • convicted
  • criminated
  • culpable
  • guilty
  • hangdog
  • hindered
  • impeachable
  • impeached
  • incriminated
  • indictable
  • indicted
  • liable
  • nonexempt
  • prevented
  • punishable
  • responsible
  • shamed
  • shamefaced

Meanings of absolved

  • verb
    1. To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).
    2. To resolve; to explain; to solve.
    3. To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
    4. To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for.
    5. To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to.
    6. To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin.
    7. To finish; to accomplish.
    8. To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.

Example Sentences

  • The judge absolved the defendant of all charges due to lack of evidence.
  • His sincere apology absolved him of any wrongdoing in the eyes of his friends.
  • The priest absolved her sins during confession, granting her peace of mind.
  • His selfless act of kindness could not be absolved by mere words, it touched everyone's heart.
  • Accepting responsibility is the first step toward seeking absolution and being absolved of guilt.

On this page you'll find 97 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to absolved, such as: accountable, accused, acquitted, answerable, arraigned, avenged, beat the rap.

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  • abortive
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  • acquitted
  • affronted
  • backward
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  • vacant
  • vacated
  • vindicated
  • violated
  • void
  • waived
  • waste
  • whitewashed
  • without reply
  • wretched

impeccable

  • A-okay
  • absolute
  • absolved
  • accurate
  • aces
  • acquitted
  • airtight
  • apple-pie
  • blameless
  • bulletproof
  • chaste
  • classic
  • clean
  • cleanhanded
  • clear
  • cleared
  • complete
  • completed
  • consummate
  • correct
  • dandy
  • decent
  • entire
  • errorless
  • ethical
  • exact
  • excellent
  • exceptional
  • exonerated
  • expert
  • exquisite
  • fabulous
  • fancy
  • faultless
  • fine
  • finished
  • first-class
  • first-rate
  • flawless
  • fleckless
  • good
  • grand
  • great
  • guiltless
  • high-grade
  • honest
  • honorable
  • ideal
  • immaculate
  • in the clear
  • incorrupt
  • inculpable
  • indefectible
  • inerrant
  • infallible
  • innocent
  • intact
  • irreproachable
  • law-abiding
  • letter-perfect
  • lily-white
  • marvellous
  • marvelous
  • masterly
  • mint
  • moral
  • nice
  • note-perfect
  • on-target
  • perfect
  • perfected
  • picture-book
  • picture-perfect
  • polished
  • precise
  • prime
  • pure
  • right
  • righteous
  • seamless
  • sinless
  • special
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  • superb
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  • ten
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  • top
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  • unblemished
  • unbruised
  • undamaged
  • unerring
  • unfailing
  • unflawed
  • unimpaired
  • unimpeachable
  • uninjured
  • unmarred
  • unspoiled
  • unstained
  • unsullied
  • unsurpassed
  • upright
  • vindicated
  • virgin
  • virtuous
  • white
  • whole

palliated

  • abated
  • absolved
  • acquitted
  • allayed
  • alleviated
  • ameliorated
  • amended
  • apologized
  • assuaged
  • atoned
  • bettered
  • cleared
  • confessed
  • corrected
  • cured
  • deodorized
  • eased
  • emended
  • enhanced
  • enriched
  • exculpated
  • excused
  • exonerated
  • explained
  • explained away
  • extenuated
  • fixed
  • healed
  • helped
  • improved
  • justified
  • lessened
  • lightened
  • meliorated
  • mended
  • minimized
  • mitigated
  • moderated
  • mollified
  • perfected
  • played down
  • rationalized
  • rectified
  • refined
  • reformed
  • relieved
  • remedied
  • repaired
  • soft-pedaled
  • softened
  • soothed
  • sugarcoated
  • tempered
  • varnished
  • vindicated
  • whitewashed

papered over

pardoned

  • absolved
  • acquitted
  • cleared
  • condoned
  • discharged
  • discounted
  • disregarded
  • exculpated
  • excused
  • exonerated
  • explained
  • forgave
  • forgave and forgot
  • freed
  • ignored
  • justified
  • let off
  • liberated
  • manumitted
  • overlooked
  • overpassed
  • papered over
  • passed over
  • rationalized
  • redeemed
  • released
  • remitted
  • reprieved
  • shrived
  • shrove
  • shrugged off
  • unburdened
  • vindicated
  • waived
  • whitewashed

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