Meaning: To officially clear someone of blame or guilt
Hindi: दोषमुक्त करना
Synonyms: acquit, absolve, clear, vindicate
Antonyms: convict, blame, incriminate
Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1 · SSC CPO 2025 T-1 · SSC GD 2021 T-1 · SSC CPO 2020 T-1
exonerate in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CPO 2025 T-1 Antonyms
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word: Exonerate
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Convict
Correct Answer: Option 1 — Convict
EXONERATE means to officially clear someone of blame or a criminal charge; to acquit. Its antonym must mean to find someone guilty.
'Convict' means to find someone guilty of a crime — the direct antonym of exonerate.
Why others are wrong:
Option 2 (Free): Similar to exonerate — means to release from constraint.
Option 3 (Excuse): Means to forgive or overlook — similar in meaning to exonerate.
Option 4 (Liberate): Means to set free — similar to exonerate, not an antonym. - SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Spelling
Select the correct spelling of a word meaning 'to free someone from blame'.
Answer & explanation
Answer: C) Exonerate
Meaning: exonerate = to free someone from blame or from an accusation *(दोषमुक्त करना, आरोप से मुक्त करना)*.
Rule: the word is built from Latin ex- (out of) + onus (a burden), so it is spelt ex + oner + ate — with no h and a single r.
Example: *The inquiry exonerated the driver of all blame.*
Why the others are wrong.
• Exhonorate slips in an h, pulled across from *honour*; the root is *onus*, not *honor* *(वर्तनी दोष)*.
• Exonerrate doubles the r, but *onus* gives only one.
• Exhonoratte carries both faults — the stray h and a doubled t at the end.
Word help.
exoneration = the act of clearing someone of blame *(दोषमुक्ति)*.
blame = responsibility for a fault *(दोष, इल्ज़ाम)*.
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Examples
- “The new evidence helped exonerate the accused man.”
exonerate – questions
What is the meaning of exonerate in Hindi?
exonerate means “दोषमुक्त करना” in Hindi. In English: To officially clear someone of blame or guilt
What are the synonyms of exonerate?
Synonyms of exonerate: acquit, absolve, clear, vindicate.
What is the opposite of exonerate?
Antonyms of exonerate: convict, blame, incriminate.
Has exonerate been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – exonerate has been asked 4 times in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1, SSC CPO 2025 T-1, SSC GD 2021 T-1, SSC CPO 2020 T-1.