| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | vindicate | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Synonyms: | absolve, acquit, advocate, assert, avenge, clear, defend, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, free, justify, maintain, protect, prove, revenge, substantiate, support, sustain, uphold | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | assert | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To defend, maintain, or insist on the recognition of (one's rights, for example). | |
| Synonyms: | claim | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | avenge | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To exact revenge for or from. | |
| Synonyms: | pay back, pay off, redress, repay, requite | |
| Idioms: | even the score, get back at, get even with, in kind, settle, take an eye for an eye | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | clear | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To free from a charge or imputation of guilt. | |
| Synonyms: | absolve, exculpate, exonerate | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | defend | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To support against arguments, attack, or criticism. | |
| Synonyms: | apologize, justify, maintain | |
| Idioms: | speak up for, stand up for, stick up for | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | justify | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To show to be just, right, or valid. | |
| Synonyms: | excuse, rationalize | |
| Idioms: | make a case for | |
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