Synonyms for Vindicate:

n.
- someone cannot/can't help it if
- someone is only human
- make/prove your/a point
- point to
- show
- vouch for
- law
• account for
- account
• bear out
- bear
v.
• absolve
- blinked at
- blinking at
- blinks at
- dis charge
- dis charged
- dis charges
- dis charging
- dis-charge
- dis-charged
- dis-charges
- dis-charging
- goes easy on
- let easy
- let hook
- let the hook
- let upon
- lets easy
- lets hook
- lets off easy
- lets off hook
- lets off the hook
- lets the hook
- lets up on
- lets upon
- letted easy
- letted hook
- letted off easy
- letted off hook
- letted off the hook
- letted the hook
- letted up on
- letted upon
- letting easy
- letting hook
- letting off easy
- letting off hook
- letting off the hook
- letting the hook
- letting up on
- letting upon
- lifeboated
- lifeboating
- re lease
- re leases
- re leasing
- re lieve
- re-lease
- re-leased
- re-leases
- re-leasing
- re-lieve
- went easy on
- winking at
- winks at
- wiped it off
- wiped slate clean
- wiped the slate clean
- wipes it off
- wipes off
- wipes slate clean
- wipes the slate clean
- wiping it off
- wiping off
- wiping slate clean
- wiping the slate clean
• acquit
- defray
- liberate
• advocate
- am corner
- am in corner
- are corner
- are in corner
- argued for
- argues for
- art corner
- art in corner
- be corner
- being corner
- being in corner
- braced up
- braces up
- bracing up
- campaigned for
- campaigns for
- gat bandwagon
- gat on bandwagon
- gave a leg up
- gave a lift
- gave leg up
- gave lift
- get bandwagon
- gets bandwagon
- gets on bandwagon
- getting bandwagon
- getting on bandwagon
- give leg up
- give lift
- gives a leg up
- gives a lift
- gives leg up
- gives lift
- giving a leg up
- giving a lift
- giving leg up
- giving lift
- go bat for
- going with
- got bandwagon
- got on bandwagon
- gotten bandwagon
- gotten on bandwagon
- held with
- holding with
- holds with
- is corner
- is in corner
- pleaded for
- pleads for
- pled for
- plumping for
- plumps for
- pressed for
- presses for
- pressing for
- pro mote
- pro motes
- pro moting
- pro pose
- pro posed
- pro posing
- pro-mote
- pro-motes
- pro-moting
- pro-pose
- pro-posing
- ran interference for
- re commend
- re commended
- re commending
- re commends
- re-commend
- re-commended
- re-commending
- re-commends
- rid shotgun for
- rides shotgun for
- riding shotgun for
- rode shotgun for
- rooted for
- roots for
- running interference for
- runs interference for
- said so
- saying so
- says so
- spake for
- speaks for
- spoke for
- spreading around
- spreads around
- stumped for
- stumping for
- stumps for
- was corner
- was in corner
- wast corner
- wast in corner
- were corner
- were in corner
- wert corner
- wert in corner
• argue
- de note
- de noted
- de notes
- de noting
- de-note
- de-noted
- de-notes
- de-noting
- dis play
- dis played
- dis playing
- dis plays
- dis-play
- dis-played
- dis-playing
- dis-plays
- ex plain
- ex plained
- ex plaining
- ex plains
- ex-plain
- ex-plained
- ex-plaining
- ex-plains
- pre sent
- pre sents
- pre-sent
- pre-sents
- prevail up on
- prevails upon
- talk in to
- talked in to
- talked into
- talking in to
- talking into
- talks in to
- talks into
• assert
- asservated
- asservates
- asservating
- popping off
- pops off
- pro claim
- pro claimed
- pro claiming
- pro claims
- pro fess
- pro fesses
- pro tested
- pro testing
- pro-claim
- pro-claimed
- pro-claiming
- pro-claims
- pro-fess
- pro-fesses
- pro-tested
- pro-testing
- putting forward
- shoot mouth
- shoot off one mouth
- shoot off ones mouth
- shoot one mouth
- shoot one wad
- shoot one's mouth
- shoot ones mouth
- shoot ones wad
- shoot wad
- shooting mouth
- shooting off mouth
- shooting off one mouth
- shooting off one's mouth
- shooting off ones mouth
- shooting one mouth
- shooting one wad
- shooting one's mouth
- shooting one's wad
- shooting ones mouth
- shooting ones wad
- shooting wad
- shoots mouth
- shoots off mouth
- shoots off one mouth
- shoots off one's mouth
- shoots off ones mouth
- shoots one mouth
- shoots one wad
- shoots one's mouth
- shoots one's wad
- shoots ones mouth
- shoots ones wad
- shoots wad
- shot mouth
- shot off mouth
- shot off one mouth
- shot off one's mouth
- shot off ones mouth
- shot one mouth
- shot one wad
- shot one's mouth
- shot one's wad
- shot ones mouth
- shot ones wad
- shot wad
- standing up for
- stands up for
• avenge
- came back at
- comes back at
- coming back at
- even score
- evened score
- evened the score
- evening score
- evening the score
- evens score
- evens the score
- paybacked
- paybacking
- re paid
- re pay
- re paying
- re pays
- re quite
- re tribute
- re tributes
- re-paid
- re-pay
- re-paying
- re-pays
- re-quite
- re-tribute
- re-tributes
- retributed
- retributes
- retributing
- sticked it to
- sticked to
- sticking it to
- sticking to
- sticks it to
- stuck it to
- takes satisfaction
- takes vengeance
- taking satisfaction
- taking vengeance
- took satisfaction
- took vengeance
- venged
- venges
• challenge
- asking for
- asks for
- calling out
- ex act
- ex acted
- ex acting
- ex acts
- ex-act
- ex-acted
- ex-acting
- ex-acts
- face music
- faced down
- faced off
- faces down
- faces off
- facing down
- facing off
- flew face of
- flew in face of
- flew in the face of
- flew the face of
- flies face of
- flies in face of
- flies in the face of
- flies the face of
- fly face of
- fly the face of
- flying face of
- flying in face of
- flying in the face of
- flying the face of
- hanged in
- hangs in
- hung in
- in quire
- in quired
- in quires
- in quiring
- in-quire
- in-quired
- in-quires
- in-quiring
- insist up on
- insisted up on
- insisted upon
- insisting up on
- insisting upon
- insists up on
- insists upon
- invited competition
- invites competition
- inviting competition
- made a point of
- made a stand
- made point of
- made stand
- make point of
- make stand
- makes a point of
- makes a stand
- makes point of
- makes stand
- making a point of
- making a stand
- making point of
- making stand
- objected to
- objecting to
- objects to
- re claim
- re claimed
- re claiming
- re claims
- re quire
- re quired
- re quires
- re quiring
- re-claimed
- re-claiming
- re-claims
- re-quire
- re-quired
- re-quires
- re-quiring
- searches out
- standing up to
- stands to
- stands up to
- sticked it out
- sticking it out
- sticks it out
- stood to
- stuck it out
• claim
- be lieve
- be-lieve
- de clare
- de clares
- de-clare
- de-clares
- had dibs on something
- had dibs something
- haddest dibs on something
- haddest dibs something
- hadst dibs on something
- hadst dibs something
- has dibs on something
- has dibs something
- hast dibs on something
- hast dibs something
- hath dibs on something
- hath dibs something
- have dibs something
- having dibs on something
- having dibs something
- held out for
- hits up
- hitting up
- holding out for
- holds out for
- laid claim to
- laying claim to
- lays claim to
- pop question
- pre tend
- pre tending
- pre tends
- pre-tend
- pre-tended
- pre-tending
- pre-tends
- staked out
- stakes out
• clear
- de fog
- de fogged
- de fogging
- de fogs
- de-fog
- de-fogged
- de-fogging
- de-fogs
- defogged
- defogging
- defogs
- finding innocent
- finds innocent
• communication
- vindicate
• contend
- de bate
- de bated
- de bates
- de bating
- de-bate
- de-bated
- de-bates
- de-bating
- gang on
- gang upon
- goes at
- going at
- had bone pick
- had bone to pick
- haddest at
- haddest bone pick
- haddest bone to pick
- hadst at
- hadst bone pick
- hadst bone to pick
- has at
- has bone pick
- has bone to pick
- hast at
- hast bone pick
- hast bone to pick
- hath at
- hath bone pick
- hath bone to pick
- have bone pick
- having at
- having bone pick
- having bone to pick
- jumping on
- jumps on
- lace in to
- laced in to
- laced into
- laces in to
- laces into
- lacing in to
- lacing into
- lay in to
- lets have it
- letted have it
- letting have it
- light in to
- lighted in to
- lighted into
- lighting in to
- lighting into
- lights in to
- lights into
- lit in to
- lit into
- locked horns with
- locking horns with
- locks horns with
- mixed it up
- mixes it up
- mixing it up
- mixt it up
- pre scribe
- pre scribes
- pre scribing
- pre-scribe
- pre-scribed
- pre-scribes
- pre-scribing
- put argument
- puts argument
- puts up argument
- putting argument
- putting up argument
- re ported
- re porting
- re-ported
- re-porting
- sets to
- setting to
- sock it one
- sock one
- sock to one
- socked it one
- socked it to one
- socked one
- socked to one
- socking it one
- socking it to one
- socking one
- socking to one
- socks it one
- socks it to one
- socks one
- socks to one
• defend
- apologized for
- apologizes for
- apologizing for
- bare one out
- be friend
- be friended
- be friending
- be-friend
- be-friended
- be-friending
- be-friends
- beared one out
- bearing one out
- bears one out
- bore one out
- came defense of
- came to defense of
- come defense of
- comes defense of
- comes to defense of
- coming defense of
- coming to defense of
- covered for
- covering for
- covers for
- de fend
- de fended
- de fending
- de fends
- de-fend
- de-fended
- de-fending
- de-fends
- prove case
- proved a case
- proved case
- proves a case
- proves case
- proving a case
- proving case
- put a good word
- put good word
- put in good word
- puts a good word
- puts good word
- puts in a good word
- puts in good word
- putting a good word
- putting good word
- putting in a good word
- putting in good word
- said defense
- said in defense
- say defense
- saying defense
- saying in defense
- says defense
- says in defense
- spake up for
- speaking up for
- speaks up for
- spoke up for
- stands by
- sticked for
- sticked up for
- sticking for
- sticking up for
- sticks for
- sticks up for
- stuck for
- stuck up for
- thumped for
- thumping for
- thumps for
• exculpate
- dis missed
- dis missing
- dis-missed
- dis-missing
• excuse
- dispensed from
- dispenses from
- dispensing from
- exempted from
- exempting from
- exempts from
- gave absolution
- gives absolution
- giving absolution
- granted amnesty
- granting amnesty
- grants amnesty
- made allowances for
- makes allowances for
- making allowances for
- over look
- over looked
- over looks
- over-look
- over-looking
- over-looks
- pleaded ignorance
- pleading ignorance
- pleads ignorance
- pled ignorance
- pre text
- pre texts
- pre-text
- pre-texts
- pretexting
- takes rap for
- taking rap for
- took rap for
• exonerate
- dis burden
- dis burdened
- dis burdening
- dis burdens
- dis-burden
- dis-burdened
- dis-burdening
- dis-burdens
- ex cept
- ex-cept
• forgive
- overlook
- relent
- reprieve
- show mercy
- tolerate
• justify
- am answerable for
- are answerable for
- art answerable for
- being answerable for
- cop plea
- did justice to
- didst justice to
- does justice to
- doest justice to
- doeth justice to
- doing justice to
- dost justice to
- doth justice to
- is answerable for
- made allowances
- makes allowances
- makes good
- making allowances
- re butted
- re butting
- re-butted
- re-butting
- showed cause
- showing cause
- shows cause
- spake favor
- spake in favor
- speak favor
- speaking favor
- speaking in favor
- speaks favor
- speaks in favor
- spoke favor
- spoke in favor
- was answerable for
- wast answerable for
- were answerable for
- wert answerable for
• maintain
- fighting for
- fights for
- fought for
• vindicate
- mitigate
Other synonyms:

•

eliminate
speak for itself

•

wreak

•

get off
purge
repay

•

requite

•

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• acquit

Disculpate
let go
lets go
letting go
wipe off

• contend

fly in face of
go at
had at
have at
have bone to pick
jump on
jumped on
lace into
let have it
light into
lock horns with
mix it up
put up argument
ripping
set to
sock it to one
went at

• defend

• forgive

exculpate

• retaliate

avenge

• revenge

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Independent
- Verb, base form
  advance, advocate, affirm, allay, argue, articulate, assert, claim, defend, demand, demonstrate, enforce, justify, maintain, preserve, promote, protect, pursue, reclaim, safeguard, showcase, substantiate, uphold, upholding, safeguarding.
Other Related
- Verb, base form
  invoke, Invoking.

What are the hypernyms for Vindicate?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Other hypernyms:
absolution, absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exculpation, exonerate, exoneration, justify, validate.

What are the hyponyms for Vindicate?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for vindicate (as verbs)
- communication
  discharge, maintain, assoil, defend, exculpate, acquit, exonerate, clear.

What are the opposite words for vindicate?

Antonyms for the word "vindicate" are words that have opposite meanings. They include "blame," "convict," "condemn," and "criticize." Blame is the opposite of vindicate because it holds someone responsible for an action, while vindicate proves innocence. Similarly, to convict is to find someone guilty, as opposed to vindicating someone's innocence. To condemn means to express disapproval, whereas vindication is a vote of confidence. Finally, to criticize is to express disapproval and to find fault, which is the opposite of vindication, which demonstrates the rightness or correctness of something.

What are the antonyms for Vindicate?

adj.
• noun
- malign
- quit
- wrong
n.
• noun
- abuse
- cease
- damage
- defile
- desert
- discard
- harm
- libel
- misuse
- pervert
- reject
- reproach
- ruin
- slander
v.
• accuse
- Slurring
- be tray
- be trays
- be-tray
- be-trays
- blow whistle
- bring charges
- bringing charges
- brings charges
- brought charges
- file claim
- filed claim
- files claim
- filing claim
- framing
- hang something on
- hanged something on
- hanging something on
- hangs something on
- held accountable
- hold accountable
- holding accountable
- holds accountable
- hung something on
- in criminate
- in criminates
- in criminating
- in dict
- in-criminate
- in-criminated
- in-criminates
- in-criminating
- in-dict
- indict
- laid at door
- laid door
- lay at door
- lay door
- laying at door
- laying door
- lays at door
- lays door
- let have it
- lets have it
- letted have it
- letting have it
- lodge complaint
- lodged complaint
- lodges complaint
- lodging complaint
- point finger at
- pointed finger at
- pointing finger at
- points finger at
- re criminate
- re criminated
- re criminates
- re criminating
- re-criminate
- re-criminated
- re-criminates
- re-criminating
- recriminate
- recriminated
- recriminates
- recriminating
- serve summons
- served summons
- serves summons
- serving summons
• noun
- arraign
- challenge
- charge
- contest
- contradict
- convict
- disprove
- dispute
- gainsay
- impeach
- question
- rebut
- refute
• place blame for wrongdoing, fault
- accuse
• prove one's innocence
- attack
- blame
- condemn
- deny
- destroy
- forget
- hurt
- ignore
- incriminate
- neglect
- oppose
- prove
- punish
- sentence
v. i.
• noun
- backbite
v. t.
• noun
- aggrieve
v. t. & i.
• noun
- revile
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Usage examples for Vindicate

My countrymen responded in heart to the filial feelings I had avowed in their name towards the parent country: and there was a generous sympathy in every English bosom towards a solitary individual, lifting up his voice in a strange land, to vindicate the injured character of his nation.

"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"

Washington Irving

He did not try to vindicate himself.

"Garrison's Finish A Romance of the Race-Course"

W. B. M. Ferguson

See," he ran on feverishly, glad of the opportunity to vindicate himself, if only to a stable-boy.

"Garrison's Finish A Romance of the Race-Course"

W. B. M. Ferguson

Famous quotes with Vindicate

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation.

Kingman Brewster, Jr.
I hope to God that the inner strength that will vindicate my deeds will in good time spring forth from my own people. I have done as I had to on the prompting of my inner voice.

Kurt Huber
I have been used for a purpose, and there will be a certain tragic occurrence happening if you don't take my testimony and somehow vindicate me so my people don't suffer because of what I have done.

Jack Ruby
Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice.

Randall Terry
Have patience awhile slanders are not long-lived. Truth is the child of time erelong she shall appear to vindicate thee.

Immanuel Kant

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v.

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adj.

n.

v.

v. i.

v. t.

v. t. & i.