SHRIVEN Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

shriven

verb

variants or shrived

past participle of shrive

as in absolved

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While the Starling report spotlighted failures under Barr’s watch, Bowman indicated the review absolved his predecessor, Randal Quarles.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
The city of Elk Grove had absolved itself and the street design, and California had collectively accepted the inherent danger of automobiles.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of absolved

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In 2009, after years of strained relations between SSPX and the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI remitted the 1988 excommunications as a step toward healing the rift.

— Noah LaBelle, NPR, 2 July 2026
The tens of billions that are remitted annually add more to Mexico’s economy than both tourism and oil.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Definition of remitted

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Democrats have targeted Paxton, who is benefiting from millions in outside spending, over corruption claims and his impeachment by the Texas Legislature, though he was later acquitted.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner earlier in October said that Lewis was acquitted in a previous murder case, blaming police misconduct for the outcome.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of acquitted

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Either the buyers who have taken it up to new highs will be right or Wall Street's sell-side will be vindicated.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
What makes this especially hard for City fans is they have been routinely told that their club would be vindicated.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of vindicated

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Police questioned Mountbatten-Windsor for 11 hours before releasing him under investigation, meaning he was neither charged nor exonerated.

— Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Sumstad’s lawsuit alleges confidential details of the Internal Affairs investigations were leaked to the media without showing that she had been exonerated.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of exonerated

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Or targeted other relatives to be hosts, with the precedent of your sister-in-law’s apparently being excused entirely on those grounds.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
But my mother’s brother conveniently excused himself to the bathroom, while my aunt and other uncle turned to talk to each other.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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