Some common synonyms of vindicate are absolve, acquit, exculpate, and exonerate.

other words for condemn

• castigate.
• censure.
• chide.
• criticize.
• decry.
• denounce.
• punish.
• sentence.

1 : to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation a policy widely condemned as racist. 2a : to pronounce guilty : convict. b : sentence, doom condemn a prisoner to die.

Synonyms. objurgate reprobate excoriate denounce decry. Antonyms. approve criticize stay in place implode decrease.

Antonyms: benediction, benison, blessing. Synonyms: adjuration, affidavit, anathema, ban, blaspheming, blasphemy, curse, cursing, execration, imprecation, malediction, oath, profane swearing, profanity, reprobation, swearing, sworn statement, vow.

vindicate (someone or oneself) of (something) To clear someone or oneself of some guilt, accusation, blame, suspicion, etc.; to affirm or uphold someone’s or one’s own innocence or justification regarding something.

Exoneration thus means that innocent people are arrested, convicted, and sent to prison for crimes they did not commit through either unethical or illegal misconduct by state officials.

1 formal : to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt The jury absolved the defendants of their crimes. Her youth does not absolve her of responsibility for her actions. 2 formal : to pardon or forgive (a sin) : to remit (a sin) by absolution asked the priest to absolve his sins.

Absolve, acquit, exonerate all mean to free from blame. Absolve is a general word for this idea. To acquit is to release from a specific and usually formal accusation: The court must acquit the accused if there is not enough evidence of guilt.

transitive verb. 1 : to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty. 2a : to distinguish from a related thing.

1 not able to be escaped from. an inextricable dilemma. 2 not able to be disentangled, etc. an inextricable knot. 3 extremely involved or intricate.

verb (used with or without object), in·ter·twined, in·ter·twin·ing. to twine together.

adj. 1 difficult to understand; obscure; complex; puzzling. 2 entangled or involved. intricate patterns. (C15: from Latin intricare to entangle, perplex, from in-2 + tricae trifles, perplexities)