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Exculpate vs Vindictive - What's the difference?

exculpate | vindictive |

As a verb exculpate

is to clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate.

As an adjective vindictive is

having a tendency to seek revenge when , vengeful.

exculpate

English

Verb

  • To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=4 citation , passage=The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected. Northrop knew all about Tony's flirtation with Lucy Davidson, but it also knew a good deal more about that lady than Tony did, and exculpated him.}}

    Synonyms

    * absolve * acquit * disculpate * pardon

    Antonyms

    * condemn * inculpate * indict

    vindictive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a tendency to seek revenge when , vengeful.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1920 , author=D. H. Lawrence , title=Women in Love , chapter=18 citation , passage=The vindictive mockery in her voice made his brain quiver.}}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1933 , author=H. G. Wells , title=The Shape of Things to Come citation , passage=The victors will exact vindictive penalties and the losers of course will undertake to pay, but none of them realizes that money is going to do the most extraordinary things to them when they begin upon that.}}
  • (obsolete) punitive

    • Synonyms

    * vengeful, revengeful, nasty * See also

    Derived terms

    * vindictively * vindictiveness

    Related terms

    * vindicate * vindication * vindicator

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