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acquitted

/əˈkwɪtɪd/verb, adjective3 syllables

Acquitted means: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.

Synonyms for acquitted22

verb, as in behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

act, behave, do, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry, play, act as, dissemble, pretend

verb, as in pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate

adjective, as in declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless

not guilty, innocent, guiltless, clean-handed

Opposites of acquitted

convict

What does acquitted mean?3

verb

1

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself“You should act like an adult”

2

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges“The suspect was cleared of the murder charges”

adjective

1

declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless“he stands acquitted on all charges”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with acquitted?6

two syllables

pitted
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Acquitted in a sentence

  • In the absence of definite evidence, he was acquitted.unknown
  • Socrates, who would easily have been acquitted by the judges, chose to die.mhenderson5
  • Despite the difficult circumstances, you all acquitted yourselves impeccably.LoverofEnglish
  • It doesn’t matter what you say, he’ll be acquitted because of depression.User83551
  • He acquitted himself admirably at the track meet.unknown
  • The accused was acquitted on two of the charges.CK
  • The court acquitted him of the charge of murder.CM
  • Considering your lack of experience you acquitted yourselves pretty well in this competition.PeterR

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