Synonyms of absolve

80 similar words

Another word for absolve is discharge. Other synonyms of absolve are clear, acquit, vindicate, exempt and free.

Synonyms and similar words for absolve

excuse
exemptTo grant (someone) freedom or immunity from.
free
release
befreeTo make or set free; liberate; deliver; release.
deliver
dischargeTo free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
disentangle
extricate
let go
let loose
liberate
loose
set freeTo release, to free, to give freedom to.
turn looseTo release or let go; to permit (someone or something) to roam freely or to act freely.
unleash

decipherTo find a solution to a problem.
elucidate
work outTo resolve; to find a solution for.
clarify
describe
direct
disclose
elaborate
explain
expound
illustrate
inform
instruct
justifyTo absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.
specify
teach
unravelTo clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to...
untangle
upsolveTo solve; explain.
get to the bottom ofTo come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
iron outTo resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
meliorateTo make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
puzzle outTo figure out; to discover or find a solution to.
reason outTo solve or determine by reasoning.
resolveTo find a solution to (a problem).
riddleTo solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.
sleuthTo act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.
solve
tease out figurativelyTo unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
think outTo devise or solve by a process of thought.
unpuzzleTo solve (a puzzle); to work out.
unriddleTo solve (a perplexing problem).
ravel archaicOften followed by out: to undo the intricacies of (a problem, etc.); to clarify, to disentangle.
unsolve obsoleteTo solve.

acquitTo declare or find innocent or not guilty.
exculpateTo clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate.
exonerateTo free (someone) from an obligation, responsibility or task.
pardon
remit
vindicateTo clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
assoilzie ScotlandFollowed by from or of: to acquit (someone) from a criminal charge; to find (someone) not guilty; to clear.
clearTo remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
disculpateTo free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
acquittance obsoleteTo acquit.
assoil archaicFollowed by from or of: to acquit (someone) from a criminal charge; to find (someone) not guilty; to clear.
disculp rareTo disculpate.

verb To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).
verb To resolve; to explain; to solve.
verb To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.

What is another word for absolve?: Absolve has 80 synonyms on Word.ws, such as discharge, clear, acquit, vindicate, exempt, free, release and forgive.
What does absolve mean?: Absolve means to set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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