Choose the most appropriate antonym of the given word:
Exonerated
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Convicted
Exonerated means officially declared free of blame or guilt. Its antonym is convicted.
Example: The court exonerated the driver of all charges.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Released | set free (a person may be released after being exonerated, so the word is close to it in sense, not opposite) | The hostages were released after a week. |
| (2) Expelled | forced to leave a school, club or country (it says nothing about guilt being proved) | Two students were expelled for cheating. |
| (3) Vindicated | shown to be right or free from blame (a synonym of exonerated) | The scientist felt vindicated when the results proved her theory. |
| (4) Convicted (answer) | officially found guilty of a crime by a court (the opposite of being cleared) | He was convicted of fraud and sent to prison. |
| Synonyms of exonerated: acquitted, absolved, cleared, vindicated Antonyms of exonerated: convicted, condemned, blamed, accused Also asked in CUET (UG): exonerate – 31-05-2026 Slot 1, 14-05-2026 Slot 2, 11-05-2026 Slot 2, 21-05-2025 Slot 1 |