Synonyms of vindicated

vindicated 1 of 2

adjective

as in acquitted

Related Words

• acquitted
• cleared
• absolved
• exonerated
• blameless
• guiltless
• irreproachable
• faultless
• impeccable
• inculpable
• lily-white
• cleanhanded
• virtuous
• innocent
• clear
• righteous
• moral
• upright
• ethical
• law-abiding

Dissimilar Words

• guilty
• culpable
• accused
• punishable
• condemned
• indictable
• blameworthy
• convicted
• impeachable
• blamable
• censurable
• indicted
• shamefaced
• impeached
• hangdog
• shamed

vindicated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of vindicate

1

as in exonerated

to free from a charge of wrongdoing

vowed that the evidence would completely vindicate him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acquitted
• exonerated
• absolved
• cleared
• exculpated
• released
• liberated
• redeemed
• excused
• discharged
• pardoned
• condoned
• expiated
• atoned (for)
• avenged
• whitewashed
• forgave
• remitted
• revenged
• redressed
• unburdened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accused
• incriminated
• charged
• indicted
• impeached
• arraigned
• convicted
• criminated

2

as in confirmed

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of

recent discoveries have generally vindicated the physicist's theories

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confirmed
• verified
• argued
• supported
• validated
• corroborated
• proved
• attested
• demonstrated
• authenticated
• substantiated
• affirmed
• certified
• witnessed
• reinforced
• bore out
• established
• testified (to)
• asserted
• declared
• documented
• guaranteed
• backed (up)
• warranted
• averred
• professed
• avouched
• vouched (for)
• avowed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuted
• disproved
• rebutted
• contradicted
• denied
• challenged
• disclaimed
• questioned
• disputed
• contested
• gainsaid
• disavowed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vindicated

Verb

But when Rivera heard this year that Michelin had taken away El Califa’s star, he felt vindicated. — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Wood was vindicated three years later, when a league investigation revealed the Astros had been cheating in 2017, stealing signs from a television monitor next to the dugout and relaying them to batters by banging on trash cans. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Either the buyers who have taken it up to new highs will be right or Wall Street's sell-side will be vindicated. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

What makes this especially hard for City fans is they have been routinely told that their club would be vindicated. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Although the antifascist left may have been vindicated by history, the widespread association of antifascism with Communism helps explain why Americans, including Roosevelt, came so late to the cause. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Tesla Tesla will either disappoint millions of fans, or finally be vindicated a little over two weeks from now. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026

An Italian high court definitively vindicated Knox in 2015, throwing out the convictions once and for all. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Tran’s lawyer has called the charges trumped up and said Tran will be vindicated in the end. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026