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 Documents that had been kept under wraps for months were released after Benton and his accuser were both given a chance to review them, suggest redactions to protect privacy, and provide a response to be published with the report. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 31 July 2026 The vote to remove Khan comes days after his accuser went public in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 The family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the most outspoken Epstein accuser before her 2025 death, also attended. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 16 July 2026 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

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

If the presiding judge doesn’t grant the motion, then the petitioner would likely be granted an evidentiary hearing, where evidence and witnesses would be presented.

— Alex Brizee July 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
By calling for the early review, the FCC allowed petitioners and ordinary residents to chime in on the stations’ operations and ABC network programming.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of petitioner

Noun

In the movie, Broderick played Ferris, a teenage troublemaker who breaks the rules — and the fourth wall.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Based on the true story of a reform school where Black boys went missing, the novel pairs the stories of two teens, one a troublemaker and the other caught up by mistake.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 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

So her lighthearted moment with her former tormentor was noteworthy, and not lost on Negan.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
Lionel Messi is an all-timer (not to mention a frequent Atlanta United tormentor) and, at 39 years old, this may be his last World Cup.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of tormentor

Noun

Marcee Gray, the defendant’s estranged wife, testified their son was riddled with anxiety, easily agitated and had panic attacks.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
An appeal, on the other hand, can only consider evidence that’s already in the record and is typically filed when a defendant is questioning a judge’s decision.

— Alex Brizee July 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026

Definition of defendant

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

In an 83-page opinion, Reyes said the plaintiffs were likely to prevail on the merits of the case — contrary to the ultimate ruling by the Supreme Court.

— Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Thousands of ‘failure-to-warn’ lawsuits against Bayer from plaintiffs who claim to have gotten cancer after using Roundup are now expected to be blocked.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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