Synonyms of vindicating

vindicating 1 of 2

adjective

as in supporting

serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something

vindicating documents have turned up only recently

the defendant's alibi was supported by vindicating testimony from a key eyewitness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supporting
• confirming
• supportive
• substantiating
• verifying
• confirmational
• corroborative
• supplementary
• confirmatory
• probative
• corroborating
• corroboratory
• probatory
• auxiliary
• beneficial
• helpful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuting
• contradictory
• opposing
• disproving
• contrary
• confuting
• counter

vindicating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of vindicate

1

as in acquitting

to free from a charge of wrongdoing

vowed that the evidence would completely vindicate him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acquitting
• exonerating
• absolving
• clearing
• exculpating
• releasing
• liberating
• forgiving
• redeeming
• excusing
• discharging
• avenging
• condoning
• expiating
• redressing
• whitewashing
• pardoning
• remitting
• unburdening
• atoning (for)
• revenging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incriminating
• accusing
• charging
• impeaching
• indicting
• criminating
• convicting
• arraigning

2

as in confirming

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of

recent discoveries have generally vindicated the physicist's theories

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confirming
• verifying
• arguing
• supporting
• validating
• proving
• corroborating
• demonstrating
• authenticating
• attesting
• substantiating
• certifying
• witnessing
• affirming
• establishing
• reinforcing
• bearing out
• asserting
• guaranteeing
• testifying (to)
• documenting
• declaring
• averring
• professing
• warranting
• backing (up)
• avowing
• vouching (for)
• reenforcing
• avouching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuting
• disproving
• rebutting
• denying
• contradicting
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• challenging
• contesting
• questioning
• disputing
• gainsaying