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Exonerated vs Vindicated - What's the difference?

exonerated | vindicated |

As adjectives the difference between exonerated and vindicated

is that exonerated is freed from any question of guilt, acquitted while vindicated is justified, avenged or cleared of blame.

As verbs the difference between exonerated and vindicated

is that exonerated is past tense of exonerate while vindicated is past tense of vindicate.

exonerated

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Freed from any question of guilt, acquitted.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (exonerate)

    • vindicated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (vindicate)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • justified, avenged or cleared of blame