ACCUSER Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

accuser

noun

Definition of accuser

as in harasser

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as in petitioner

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Recent Examples of accuser Trump has strongly denied the allegations, which have not been corroborated, and the release of the potential notes comes after other documents related to that accuser were also previously not made public. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 His accuser supported Thursday's decision, which puts an end to one piece of a landmark #MeToo-era prosecution. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 While the case was dropped after the accuser declined to testify, the evidence against Bryant was substantial. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 Winward stated that his decision to dismiss the case came after prosecutors filed the motion to give the accuser more time to prepare to testify in court. — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 18 June 2026 He was prohibited from speaking to his accuser directly. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026 The anonymous male accuser filed his lawsuit against Combs this week in California. — Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 11 June 2026 He was released from custody on March 31 after posting a $600,000 bond and ordered to have no contact with his accuser, who is now 14, or any unsupervised contact with any minors under the age of 18 — including his four young children and two youngest siblings. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 The case involved the testimony of a single accuser, Jessica Mann, rather than the testimonies of multiple accusers. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuser

Noun

There is just no defending that behavior, and the harasser/scumbag should walk the plank, so to speak.

— Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
Still, the star did not name her harassers.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 May 2026

Definition of harasser

Noun

The petitioners and protesters are calling on the YMCA to pause the sale, explore alternatives that keep the branch open and hold public forums before making a final decision.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Under the Independence City Charter, petitioners had a grace period of 10 days to submit additional signatures and clear any other errors.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Definition of petitioner

Noun

This year’s milestone edition furthers that legacy by pairing foundational film voices with the next generation of artistic troublemakers.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
To help boost those numbers, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) recently released a brief PSA video advising on the best ways to locate and dispatch the ongoing troublemakers.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of troublemaker

Noun

If the appeals court affirms the conviction, the handbook says the appellant can then petition the United States Supreme Court for a certiorari review.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Previously, when a Planning Commission decision was appealed, the City Council could only consider the issues raised by the appellant.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of appellant

Noun

Razia showed up at the scene not to aid in a kidnapping, but to confront her online tormentor, Sacks maintained.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
But her primary tormenter, former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested last year under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

— William Earl, Variety, 29 June 2026

Definition of tormentor

Noun

Attorneys for the building’s defendants have denied the allegations in court filings and any liability for the accident, and have filed a third-party complaint against the construction company that employed Rojas.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Earlier this year, a Times investigation revealed ICE deported an informant who had turned against two of his co-defendants in a meth smuggling case.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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Noun

Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.

— Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Definition of torturer

Noun

Afterward, Fecher said the public employees retirement system's Investment and Finance Committee on June 23 authorized the system to seek lead plaintiff status in the class-action securities lawsuit against Sportradar.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 July 2026
More on the Bojangles data breach case The plaintiffs want the case certified as a class action and decided by a jury.

— Chase Jordan July 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

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