vindicate

The word “vindicate” has 3 syllables: vin-di-cate

It's pronounced as /ˈvɪn.dəˌkeɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for vindicate?

In the thesaurus, “vindicate” has 47 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for vindicate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for vindicate

  • absolve
  • acquit
  • affirm
  • argue
  • assert
  • attest
  • authenticate
  • avenge
  • aver
  • avouch
  • avow
  • bear out
  • certify
  • clear
  • condone
  • confirm
  • corroborate
  • declare
  • demonstrate
  • discharge
  • document
  • establish
  • exculpate
  • excuse
  • exonerate
  • expiate
  • forgive
  • guarantee
  • liberate
  • pardon
  • profess
  • prove
  • redeem
  • redress
  • reenforce
  • reinforce
  • release
  • remit
  • revenge
  • substantiate
  • support
  • unburden
  • validate
  • verify
  • warrant
  • whitewash
  • witness

Antonyms for vindicate

  • accuse
  • arraign
  • challenge
  • charge
  • contest
  • contradict
  • convict
  • criminate
  • deny
  • disavow
  • disclaim
  • disprove
  • dispute
  • gainsay
  • impeach
  • incriminate
  • indict
  • question
  • rebut
  • refute

Meanings of vindicate

  • verb
    1. To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
    2. To justify by providing evidence.
    3. To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition.
    4. To provide justification for.
    5. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.
    6. To liberate; to set free; to deliver.
    7. To avenge; to punish.

Example Sentences

  • The new evidence will likely vindicate him from all charges.
  • She worked hard to vindicate her reputation after the false rumors.
  • The test results should vindicate their bold design choices.
  • His calm response helped to vindicate his earlier warnings.
  • They hoped the investigation would vindicate their efforts and ideas.

On this page you'll find 67 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vindicate, such as: absolve, accuse, acquit, affirm, argue, arraign, assert.

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validate

  • John Hancock
  • adduce
  • affirm
  • approve
  • argue
  • assert
  • attest
  • authenticate
  • authorize
  • aver
  • avouch
  • avow
  • bear out
  • buttress
  • certify
  • circumstantiate
  • clinch
  • confess
  • confirm
  • constitute
  • corroborate
  • declare
  • demonstrate
  • depose
  • document
  • endorse
  • establish
  • evidence
  • evince
  • give stamp of approval
  • give the go-ahead
  • give the green light
  • give the nod
  • guarantee
  • identify
  • justify
  • legalize
  • legitimize
  • make binding
  • make legal
  • make stick
  • nail
  • okay
  • profess
  • prove
  • ratify
  • record
  • reenforce
  • reinforce
  • rubber-stamp
  • sanction
  • set seal on
  • settle
  • sign off on
  • substantiate
  • support
  • sustain
  • testify
  • uphold
  • verify
  • vindicate
  • vouch
  • warrant
  • witness

backup

  • accompaniment
  • acting
  • ad interim
  • affirm
  • agent
  • alternate
  • alternative
  • apology
  • argue
  • assert
  • assignee
  • assistant
  • attest
  • attorney
  • authenticate
  • auxiliary
  • aver
  • avouch
  • avow
  • bear out
  • bottleneck
  • certify
  • clot
  • coagulate
  • commissary
  • confirm
  • congeal
  • congestion
  • corroborate
  • cover
  • crawl
  • declare
  • delay
  • delegate
  • demonstrate
  • deputy
  • designated hitter
  • document
  • envoy
  • establish
  • extra
  • factor
  • fill-in
  • gel
  • gridlock
  • guarantee
  • harden
  • interim
  • jackleg
  • jam
  • jam-up
  • lock
  • locum tenens
  • logjam
  • make-do
  • makeshift
  • pinch hitter
  • procurator
  • profess
  • prove
  • provisional
  • provisionary
  • provisory
  • proxy
  • reenforce
  • reinforce
  • reinforcement
  • relief
  • reliever
  • rep
  • replacement
  • representative
  • reserve
  • second
  • set
  • slowdown
  • snarl
  • stand-in
  • stopgap
  • stoppage
  • sub
  • substantiate
  • substitute
  • successor
  • superseder
  • support
  • supporter
  • surrogate
  • tailback
  • tangle
  • temporary
  • tie-up
  • traffic
  • understudy
  • validate
  • verify
  • vindicate
  • warrant
  • witness

ignore

  • absolve
  • acquit
  • avoid
  • be oblivious to
  • blink
  • brush off
  • bypass
  • clear
  • cold-shoulder
  • condone
  • discount
  • disdain
  • disregard
  • evade
  • exculpate
  • excuse
  • exonerate
  • explain
  • fail
  • forget
  • forgive
  • forgive and forget
  • justify
  • let it go
  • look the other way
  • miss
  • neglect
  • omit
  • overlook
  • overpass
  • paper over
  • pardon
  • pass over
  • pay no attention to
  • pay no mind
  • pooh
  • pooh-pooh
  • rationalize
  • reject
  • remit
  • scant
  • scorn
  • shrug off
  • shut eyes to
  • skimp
  • slight
  • take no notice
  • tune out
  • turn back on
  • turn blind eye
  • turn deaf ear
  • vindicate
  • waive
  • whitewash
  • wink

palliate

  • abate
  • absolve
  • acquit
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • ameliorate
  • amend
  • apologize
  • apologize for
  • assuage
  • atone
  • better
  • camouflage
  • clear
  • cloak
  • conceal
  • condone
  • confess
  • correct
  • cover
  • cure
  • deodorize
  • diminish
  • disguise
  • dissemble
  • ease
  • emend
  • enhance
  • enrich
  • exculpate
  • excuse
  • exonerate
  • explain
  • explain away
  • extenuate
  • fix
  • gloze
  • heal
  • help
  • hide
  • hush up
  • improve
  • justify
  • lessen
  • lighten
  • make light of
  • mask
  • meliorate
  • mend
  • minimize
  • mitigate
  • moderate
  • mollify
  • perfect
  • play down
  • prettify
  • put on a Band-Aid
  • qualify
  • quick fix
  • rationalize
  • rectify
  • refine
  • reform
  • relieve
  • remedy
  • repair
  • screen
  • soft-pedal
  • soften
  • soothe
  • sugarcoat
  • temper
  • varnish
  • veil
  • veneer
  • vindicate
  • white
  • whiten
  • whitewash

absolve

  • acquit
  • avenge
  • bleach
  • blink at
  • clear
  • condone
  • discharge
  • exculpate
  • excuse
  • exempt
  • exonerate
  • expiate
  • forgive
  • free
  • go easy on
  • launder
  • let off
  • let off easy
  • let off the hook
  • let up on
  • liberate
  • lifeboat
  • loose
  • pardon
  • redeem
  • redress
  • release
  • relieve
  • remit
  • revenge
  • sanitize
  • set free
  • spare
  • spring
  • unburden
  • vindicate
  • whitewash
  • wink at
  • wipe it off
  • wipe the slate clean
  • write off

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