exoneration vs clearing

exoneration and clearing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exoneration	Yes	No	No	No
clearing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, clearing is a hypernym of exoneration; that is, clearing is a word with a broader meaning than exoneration:

exoneration: the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
clearing: the act of freeing from suspicion

exoneration (noun)	clearing (noun)
the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.	the act of freeing from suspicion
the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation	the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
	a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area