ACQUITS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

acquits

verb

present tense third-person singular of acquit

as in clears

to free from a charge of wrongdoing acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime

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as in behaves

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way the king promised handsome rewards to all who acquitted themselves well in the battle

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Recent Examples of acquits That said, the older chip in the Ultra 3 acquits itself admirably. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026 In the proud lineage of pint-sized blonde women who’ve held their own against Madonna, Carpenter acquits herself quite well. — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026 To fit all listening scenarios, like all DALI loudspeakers, KUPID also acquits itself at low and high volumes. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 McKinley acquits himself capably enough with the few complex action set pieces, notably when a tattered rope bridge across a deep gorge requires enterprising thinking and physical endangerment of Murphy. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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Kushner and Iger pivoting to Los Angeles reshapes the bidding and potentially clears the path for Walton Laurie, a Walmart heiress who brings deep pockets and a local flavor to the Vegas process.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Tesla is the only foreign brand in the market that clears both.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of clears

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That's a useful number for any Iowa fleet thinking about downtime, because tires are one of the systems that behaves when the routine holds up.

— Malana VanTyler, Ascend Agency, 11 Aug. 2026
Checking whether someone’s disability behaves identically every day is the most damaging thing a manager can do.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of behaves

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Pressed to provide a single minute of footage that exonerates his deputies or his own leadership during the two weeks Mitchell suffered in a cell just downstairs from his office, Smith offers a rare blink.

— USA Today, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Here is the video with the new angle from Collins that exonerates Mahomes.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025

Definition of exonerates

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The Ravens also went with an all-rookie running back rotation, and the trio of fifth-round pick Adam Randall and undrafted rookies Elijah Tau-Tolliver and Dontae McMillan combined for 128 rushing yards on 31 carries.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The temple's dark roofs slope toward the misty Saitama hills, while the damp mountain air carries the scent of incense from this historic pilgrimage start.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of carries

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Property owners will claim the hurricane absolves them of liability.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Carlson’s insistence that unrest in cities is the cause rather than the consequence of escalation absolves decision-makers of responsibility for that collapse — and provides a moral rationale for expanding force.

— Robert Pape, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of absolves

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Elsewhere on the canvas, Cassatt restrains herself to match Katherine’s discipline.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Remarkably, state law also severely restrains cities and counties from setting their own regulations, giving local leaders little sway over local gun policies.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

Definition of restrains

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Kalshi has removed all mention markets from its betting offerings as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission conducts its inquiry.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Approximately 17,000 customers use the software, and the firm conducts more than 2 million code reviews each week, the company said.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

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