ACCUSERS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

accusers

noun

plural of accuser

as in troublemakers

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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 troublemakers

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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 petitioners

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An attorney representing the construction company has also denied the defendants’ allegations and could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
The suit names Yale New Haven Hospital, Midstate Medical Center, and Hartford Healthcare Corporation as defendants.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Definition of defendants

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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 torturers

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Shakespeare humanizes the Elizabethan stage stereotype of the villainous Jew by giving Shylock ample reason for wanting to get back at his Christian persecutors.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Amish are part of the wider Anabaptist movement, which puts heavy emphasis on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, containing some of his most radical and counter-cultural sayings — to love enemies, live simply, bless persecutors, turn the other cheek and to endure sufferings joyfully.

— Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025

Definition of persecutors

Noun

That’s a little simplistic — look at San Francisco’s Scott Wiener being chased from a trans rights event by hecklers accusing him of being pro-genocide.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
McIlroy was even seen stepping back from the ball to quip back at one of the hecklers, while others, including his friend Shane Lowry, were also quick to respond.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

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