Synonyms of vindicates

vindicates

verb

present tense third-person singular of vindicate

1

as in acquits

to free from a charge of wrongdoing

vowed that the evidence would completely vindicate him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acquits
• exonerates
• absolves
• clears
• exculpates
• forgives
• liberates
• releases
• redeems
• condones
• atones (for)
• avenges
• expiates
• discharges
• excuses
• redresses
• remits
• unburdens
• whitewashes
• pardons
• revenges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incriminates
• accuses
• indicts
• impeaches
• charges
• arraigns
• criminates
• convicts

2

as in confirms

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of

recent discoveries have generally vindicated the physicist's theories

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confirms
• verifies
• argues
• supports
• corroborates
• validates
• proves
• attests
• demonstrates
• substantiates
• certifies
• authenticates
• bears out
• affirms
• reinforces
• witnesses
• establishes
• asserts
• testifies (to)
• declares
• guarantees
• professes
• avows
• avers
• documents
• backs (up)
• warrants
• vouches (for)
• avouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refutes
• disproves
• contradicts
• rebuts
• denies
• disclaims
• disavows
• gainsays
• challenges
• disputes
• questions
• contests

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vindicates

What comes next ultimately vindicates Circe’s condemnation of the sailors. — Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Among other Asian nations that didn’t make it out of the group phase were Jordan and Uzbekistan, both first-time tournament qualifiers, which presumably vindicates FIFA’s decision to enlarge the tournament. — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Lawyers who negotiated the settlement said the Supreme Court's ruling vindicates their decision to make a deal and lock in funds for cancer victims before the ruling came from the high court. — Diana Novak Jones, USA Today, 25 June 2026

The expansion also vindicates Grab’s business model, which has dominated Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing and food-delivery market for close to a decade. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026

Journalists laid off by Lake say the ruling vindicates them and represents an important step toward restoring the news organization. — David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026

The company argues that today’s deal with BMW vindicates the solid-state approach to lidar, in which the laser beam is steered without machinery. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2018