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Antonyms for vindication
ˌvɪn dɪˈkeɪ ʃənvin·di·ca·tion

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. vindication

    All these words express one's answer to a charge of wrong or error that is or might be made. Apology has undergone a remarkable change from its old sense of a valiant defense — as in Justin Martyr's Apologies for the Christian faith — to its present meaning of humble confession and concession. He who offers an apology admits himself, at least technically and seemingly, in the wrong. An apology is for what one has done or left undone; an excuse may be for what one proposes to do or leave undone as well; as, one sends beforehand his excuse for not accepting an invitation; if he should fail either to be present or to excuse himself, an apology would be in order. An excuse for a fault is an attempt at partial justification; as, one alleges haste as an excuse for carelessness. Confession is a full acknowledgment of wrong, generally of a grave wrong, with or without apology or excuse. Plea ranges in sense from a prayer for favor or pardon to an attempt at full vindication. Defense, exculpation, justification, and vindication are more properly antonyms than synonyms of apology in its modern sense, and should be so given, but for their connection with its historic usage. Compare CONFESS; DEFENSE.

    Antonyms:
    accusation, censure, charge, complaint, condemnation, imputation, injury, insult, offense, wrong

    Synonyms:
    acknowledgment, apology, confession, defense, exculpation, excuse, justification, plea

    Preposition:
    An apology to the guest for the oversight would be fitting.

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. vindication, exonerationnoun

    the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.

    "friends provided a vindication of his position"

    Synonyms:
    defence, defense, exoneration

  2. defense, defence, vindicationnoun

    the justification for some act or belief

    "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

    Synonyms:
    defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, defense reaction, defense lawyers, exoneration, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. vindicationnoun

    Synonyms:
    justification, defense

How to use vindication in a sentence?

  1. Victoria Valentino:

    At last we are being validated, and there is vindication.

  2. Shea Wilkes:

    This is vindication for myself and other whistleblowers who won’t back down when the VA tries to intimidate us, the VA was after me but ran into someone who wouldn’t be bullied.

  3. Mandy Gunasekara:

    When I saw the Sinclar decision come down, I saw it as a vindication of our changes.

  4. Michael Avenatti:

    For over 8 months we have been battling President Donald Trump and the lies President Donald Trump has told about President Donald Trump payment to my client. This is further vindication that we were right, i think the President should be indicted.

  5. President Barack Obama:

    What a vindication of the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, what a reminder of what Bobby Kennedy once said, about how small actions can be like pebbles being thrown into a still lake, and ripples of hope cascade outwards and change the world.

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