Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

CONVICTED

Acquitted

The most appropriate antonym of the word convicted is acquitted.

• Convicted means "found guilty of a crime."
• Acquitted means "found not guilty of a crime."

The other words do not have the same meaning as acquitted.

• Scrupulous means "having or showing a strict regard for what is right and proper."
• Temperament means "a person's natural disposition or character."
• Scandalous means "causing general public outrage and disapproval."