Synonyms for Exculpate:

n.
- someone cannot/can't help it if
- someone is only human
- law
• discharge
- discharge
v.
• absolve
- blinked at
- blinking at
- blinks at
- dis charge
- dis charged
- dis charges
- dis charging
- dis-charge
- dis-charged
- dis-charges
- dis-charging
- goes easy on
- let easy
- let hook
- let the hook
- let upon
- lets easy
- lets hook
- lets off easy
- lets off hook
- lets off the hook
- lets the hook
- lets up on
- lets upon
- letted easy
- letted hook
- letted off easy
- letted off hook
- letted off the hook
- letted the hook
- letted up on
- letted upon
- letting easy
- letting hook
- letting off easy
- letting off hook
- letting off the hook
- letting the hook
- letting up on
- letting upon
- lifeboated
- lifeboating
- re lieve
- re-lieve
- went easy on
- winking at
- winks at
- wiped it off
- wiped slate clean
- wiped the slate clean
- wipes it off
- wipes off
- wipes slate clean
- wipes the slate clean
- wiping it off
- wiping off
- wiping slate clean
- wiping the slate clean
• acquit
- defray
• clear
- de fog
- de fogged
- de fogging
- de fogs
- de-fog
- de-fogged
- de-fogging
- de-fogs
- defogged
- defogging
- defogs
- ex plain
- ex plained
- ex plaining
- ex plains
- ex-plain
- ex-plained
- ex-plaining
- ex-plains
- finding innocent
- finds innocent
• defend
- apologized for
- apologizes for
- apologizing for
- bare one out
- be friend
- be friended
- be friending
- be-friend
- be-friended
- be-friending
- be-friends
- beared one out
- bearing one out
- bears one out
- bore one out
- came defense of
- came to defense of
- come defense of
- comes defense of
- comes to defense of
- coming defense of
- coming to defense of
- covered for
- covering for
- covers for
- de fend
- de fended
- de fending
- de fends
- de-fend
- de-fended
- de-fending
- de-fends
- go bat for
- prove case
- proved a case
- proved case
- proves a case
- proves case
- proving a case
- proving case
- put a good word
- put good word
- put in good word
- puts a good word
- puts good word
- puts in a good word
- puts in good word
- putting a good word
- putting good word
- putting in a good word
- putting in good word
- re commend
- re commended
- re commending
- re commends
- re-commend
- re-commended
- re-commending
- re-commends
- rid shotgun for
- rides shotgun for
- riding shotgun for
- rode shotgun for
- said defense
- said in defense
- say defense
- saying defense
- saying in defense
- says defense
- says in defense
- spake for
- spake up for
- speaking up for
- speaks for
- speaks up for
- spoke for
- spoke up for
- standing up for
- stands by
- stands up for
- sticked for
- sticked up for
- sticking for
- sticking up for
- sticks for
- sticks up for
- stuck for
- stuck up for
- thumped for
- thumping for
- thumps for
- up held
- up hold
- up holding
- up holds
- up-held
- up-hold
- up-holding
- up-holds
• excuse
- dispensed from
- dispenses from
- dispensing from
- exempted from
- exempting from
- exempts from
- gave absolution
- gives absolution
- giving absolution
- granted amnesty
- granting amnesty
- grants amnesty
- made allowances for
- makes allowances for
- making allowances for
- over look
- over looked
- over looks
- over-look
- over-looking
- over-looks
- pleaded ignorance
- pleading ignorance
- pleads ignorance
- pled ignorance
- pre text
- pre texts
- pre-text
- pre-texts
- pretexting
- takes rap for
- taking rap for
- took rap for
• exonerate
- dis burden
- dis burdened
- dis burdening
- dis burdens
- dis missed
- dis missing
- dis-burden
- dis-burdened
- dis-burdening
- dis-burdens
- dis-missed
- dis-missing
- ex cept
- ex-cept
• justify
- am answerable for
- are answerable for
- argued for
- argues for
- art answerable for
- being answerable for
- cop plea
- did justice to
- didst justice to
- does justice to
- doest justice to
- doeth justice to
- doing justice to
- dost justice to
- doth justice to
- is answerable for
- made allowances
- makes allowances
- makes good
- making allowances
- re butted
- re butting
- re-butted
- re-butting
- showed cause
- showing cause
- shows cause
- spake favor
- spake in favor
- speak favor
- speaking favor
- speaking in favor
- speaks favor
- speaks in favor
- spoke favor
- spoke in favor
- was answerable for
- wast answerable for
- were answerable for
- wert answerable for
• vindicate
- apologize
- avenge
Other synonyms:

•

eliminate

•

get off
purge

Other relevant words:

• acquit

Disculpate
let go
lets go
letting go
wipe off

• defend

• forgive

• purify

• vindicate

plead for
pleading for

• Other relevant words (noun):

action

• Other relevant words (transitive noun):

What are the hypernyms for Exculpate?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Other hypernyms:
absolve, acquit, clear, exonerate, vindicate.

What are the opposite words for exculpate?

Exculpate is a verb that means to prove innocent or free from guilt. Its antonyms are words that express the opposite meaning. Therefore, some antonyms of exculpate are "blame," "convict," "accuse," "inculpate," and "condemn." These words carry negative connotations and imply that someone is guilty or responsible for wrongdoing. For instance, "blaming" someone means attributing fault to that person, while "condemning" them means judging them as guilty. "Accusing" and "inculpating" are similar in that they suggest someone is responsible for something that should not have happened. Therefore, using exculpate and its antonyms correctly is essential in legal and moral contexts.

What are the antonyms for Exculpate?

v.
• accuse
- Slurring
- arraign
- be tray
- be trays
- be-tray
- be-trays
- blow whistle
- bring charges
- bringing charges
- brings charges
- brought charges
- charge
- file claim
- filed claim
- files claim
- filing claim
- framing
- hang something on
- hanged something on
- hanging something on
- hangs something on
- held accountable
- hold accountable
- holding accountable
- holds accountable
- hung something on
- in dict
- in-dict
- indict
- laid at door
- laid door
- lay at door
- lay door
- laying at door
- laying door
- lays at door
- lays door
- let have it
- lets have it
- letted have it
- letting have it
- libel
- lodge complaint
- lodged complaint
- lodges complaint
- lodging complaint
- point finger at
- pointed finger at
- pointing finger at
- points finger at
- re criminate
- re criminated
- re criminates
- re criminating
- re-criminate
- re-criminated
- re-criminates
- re-criminating
- recriminate
- recriminated
- recriminates
- recriminating
- serve summons
- served summons
- serves summons
- serving summons
- tax
• accuse; place responsibility
- blame
• arraign
- laid at one door
- laid at one's door
- laid at ones door
- laid one door
- laid one's door
- laid ones door
- lay at one door
- lay at one's door
- lay at ones door
- lay one door
- lay ones door
- laying at one door
- laying at one's door
- laying at ones door
- laying one door
- laying one's door
- laying ones door
- lays at one door
- lays at one's door
- lays at ones door
- lays one door
- lays one's door
- lays ones door
- pin it on
- pinning it on
- pins it on
- point the finger at
- pointed the finger at
- pointing the finger at
• arrest
- book
• attribute
- impute
• blame
- Denunciate
- Saddling
- blew the whistle on
- blew whistle on
- blow the whistle on
- blow whistle on
- blowing the whistle on
- blowing whistle on
- blows the whistle on
- blows whistle on
- climb all over
- climb over
- climbed all over
- climbed over
- climbing all over
- climbing over
- climbs all over
- climbs over
- denunciated
- denunciates
- denunciating
- dis approve
- dis approved
- dis approves
- dis approving
- dis-approve
- dis-approved
- dis-approves
- dis-approving
- express disapprobation
- expressed disapprobation
- expresses disapprobation
- expressing disapprobation
- find fault with
- finding fault with
- finds fault with
- found fault with
- held responsible
- hold responsible
- holding responsible
- holds responsible
- inculpate
- jump all over
- jump down one throat
- jump down one's throat
- jump down throat
- jump over
- jumped all over
- jumped down one's throat
- jumped down ones throat
- jumped down throat
- jumped over
- jumping all over
- jumping down one throat
- jumping down ones throat
- jumping down throat
- jumping over
- jumps all over
- jumps down one throat
- jumps down one's throat
- jumps down ones throat
- jumps down throat
- jumps over
- laid a bad trip on
- laid bad trip on
- laid to
- lay a bad trip on
- lay bad trip on
- lay one's door
- lay to
- laying a bad trip on
- laying bad trip on
- laying to
- lays a bad trip on
- lays bad trip on
- lays to
- let one have it
- lets one have it
- letted one have it
- letting one have it
- lower boom
- lower the boom
- lowered boom
- lowered the boom
- lowering boom
- lowering the boom
- lowers boom
- lowers the boom
- point finger
- pointed finger
- pointed the finger
- pointing finger
- pointing the finger
- points finger
- points the finger
- re prove
- re proved
- re proves
- re-prove
- re-proved
- re-proves
- re-proving
- saddled
- skin
- stick it to
- stick to
- sticked it to
- sticked to
- sticking it to
- sticking to
- sticks it to
- sticks to
- stuck it to
- stuck to
- up braid
- up braided
- up braids
- up-braid
- up-braided
- up-braiding
- up-braids
• bring legal charges against
- sue
• charge
- Debited
- Debiting
- Whistleblowing
- blindside
- bought credit
- bought on credit
- buy credit
- buy on credit
- buying credit
- buying on credit
- buys credit
- buys on credit
- de bit
- de biting
- de bits
- de-bit
- de-biting
- de-bits
- drag in to court
- drag into court
- dragged in to court
- dragged into court
- dragging in to court
- dragging into court
- drags in to court
- drags into court
- fixed price at
- fixes price at
- fixing price at
- fixt price at
- go in to hock
- goes in to hock
- goes into hock
- going in to hock
- going into hock
- in stilled
- in stilling
- in-stilled
- in-stilling
- incur debt
- incurred debt
- incurring debt
- incurs debt
- jump on
- jumping on
- jumps on
- points the finger at
- put account
- put card
- put cuff
- put on account
- put on card
- put on cuff
- put on one card
- put on one's card
- put on ones card
- put on tab
- put on the cuff
- put one card
- put one's card
- put ones card
- put tab
- put the cuff
- put the tab
- puts account
- puts card
- puts on card
- puts on cuff
- puts on ones card
- puts on tab
- puts on the cuff
- puts on the tab
- puts one card
- puts one's card
- puts tab
- puts the cuff
- puts the tab
- putting account
- putting card
- putting cuff
- putting on account
- putting on card
- putting on cuff
- putting on one card
- putting on one's card
- putting on ones card
- putting on tab
- putting on the cuff
- putting on the tab
- putting one card
- putting one's card
- putting tab
- putting the cuff
- ran up
- re quested
- re questing
- re quests
- re quire
- re quired
- re quires
- re quiring
- re-questing
- re-quests
- re-quire
- re-quired
- re-quires
- re-quiring
- receive credit
- received credit
- receives credit
- receiving credit
- run up
- running up
- runs up
- sell for
- sells for
- stampeded
- stampeding
- trans fuse
- trans fused
- trans fuses
- trans fusing
- trans-fuse
- trans-fused
- trans-fuses
- trans-fusing
- went in to hock
- went into hock
- whistle blew
- whistle blow
- whistle blowing
- whistle blows
- whistle-blew
- whistle-blow
- whistle-blowing
- whistle-blows
- whistleblew
- whistleblow
- whistleblows
• criticize harshly
- vituperate
• denounce
- Ratted
- Reprobated
- Reprobating
- charge with
- charged with
- charges with
- charging with
- de claim
- de claimed
- de claiming
- de claims
- de cried
- de cries
- de cry
- de crying
- de-claim
- de-claimed
- de-claiming
- de-claims
- de-cried
- de-cries
- de-cry
- de-crying
- ex pose
- ex posed
- ex-pose
- ex-posed
- ex-posing
- inveigh against
- inveighed against
- inveighing against
- inveighs against
- pro scribe
- pro scribed
- pro scribes
- pro scribing
- pro-scribe
- pro-scribed
- ratting
- re probate
- re probating
- re vile
- re-probate
- re-probated
- re-probates
- re-vile
- take task
- take to task
- takes task
- takes to task
- taking task
- taking to task
- took to task
• denounce, censure
- impeach
• forgive
- accuse
- censure
- condemn
- convict
- damn
- employ
- engage
- hire
- hold
- incarcerate
- incriminate
- keep
- maintain
- punish
- sentence
• impeach
- bring charges against
- bringing charges against
- brings charges against
- brought charges against
- call account
- call in to question
- cast aspersions on
- cast doubt on
- casting aspersions on
- casting doubt on
- casts aspersions on
- casts doubt on
- dis credit
- dis credited
- dis crediting
- dis credits
- dis-credit
- dis-credited
- dis-crediting
- dis-credits
- held at fault
- held fault
- hold at fault
- hold fault
- holding fault
- holds fault
• implicate
- criminate
- in sinuate
- in sinuated
- in sinuates
- in sinuating
- in-sinuate
- in-sinuates
- in-sinuating
- re late
- re-lated
• imply, involve
- implicate
• impute
- referenced
- referencing
• incriminate
- in criminate
- in criminates
- in criminating
- in-criminate
- in-criminated
- in-criminates
- in-criminating
• noun
- bind
- compel
- obligate
- oblige
• sue
- be sought
- be-sought
- bring action
- bring an action
- bringing action
- bringing an action
- brings action
- brings an action
- brought action
- brought an action
- claim damages
- claimed damages
- claiming damages
- claims damages
- enter a plea
- enter plea
- entered plea
- enters a plea
- enters plea
- file suit
- filed a claim
- filed suit
- files a claim
- files suit
- filing a claim
- filing suit
- had the law on
- had up
- haddest law on
- haddest the law on
- haddest up
- hadst law on
- hadst up
- has law on
- has the law on
- has up
- hast law on
- hast the law on
- hast up
- hath law on
- hath the law on
- hath up
- haul in to court
- haul into court
- hauled in to court
- hauled into court
- hauling in to court
- hauling into court
- hauls in to court
- hauls into court
- have law on
- have the law on
- have up
- having law on
- having the law on
- having up
- instituted legal proceedings
- institutes legal proceedings
- instituting legal proceedings
- preferred charges against
- preferring charges against
- prefers charges against
- saw in court
- see court
- see in court
- seeing court
- seeing in court
- sees court
- sees in court
- take court
- take out after
- take to court
- takes to court
- taking court
- taking out after
- taking to court
- took court
- took out after
- took to court
• vituperate
- bark at
- barked at
- barking at
- barks at
- be rate
- be rated
- be rates
- be rating
- be-rate
- be-rated
- be-rates
- be-rating
- finds fault
- found fault
- rip into
- ripped into
- ripping in to
- ripping into
- rips in to
- rips into
- tare in to
- tare into
- tear in to
- tear into
- tearing in to
- tearing into
- tears in to
- tongue lash
- tongue lashed
- tongue lashes
- tongue lashing
- tongue-lash
- tongue-lashed
- tongue-lashes
- tonguelash
- tonguelashed
- tonguelashes
- tonguelashing
- tore in to
- tore into
- torn in to
- torn into
- yell at
- yelled at
- yelling at
- yells at
Other relevant words:

denounce
reproach

Usage examples for Exculpate

Greene in his letter of the 22d of November, was so much hurt at it, that he takes particular pains to exculpate himself from any participation in that order.

"A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion"

William Dobein James

It is a charge that does not admit of any other refutation, since, if I appeal to my conduct, your Ladyship's suspicions would not exculpate me.

"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"

Charles James Lever

If they will explain the matter in a way to exculpate the accused, these columns shall be prompt to do the injured full and impartial justice.

"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"

Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard

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