vindicated
- adjective
- /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪtɪd/
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justificado
- He finally felt vindicated when the investigation cleared his name after years of suspicion.
- feel vindicated
And I think the more time goes by, the more vindicated you'll find yourself.
- And I think the more time goes by, the more vindicated you'll find yourself.
- Now Trump himself felt vindicated and quickly sent out this all caps tweet.
- But here's the thing, Trump felt totally vindicated tweeting.
- And we have we have the Jake Tran, the full interview where I'm vindicated.
Examples
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The new findings vindicated the scientist's long-held beliefs about climate change.
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Now Trump himself felt vindicated and quickly sent out this all caps tweet.
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And I think the more time goes by, the more vindicated you'll find yourself.
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I feel somewhat vindicated, if not acknowledged, by those who would be in a position to properly verify the truth of what I write.
Blog text (18) -
Now the Coach tabby shoulder bag has become a little bit of a trend and I feel ever so slightly vindicated as I often do.
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But here's the thing, Trump felt totally vindicated tweeting.
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And they of course are saying, well, look, you know, we've been vindicated and they're right.
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Yeah, we would do everything differently now, you know, So you feel sort of vindicated as a critic of lockdown school closures and mask and vaccine mandates.
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The Vindicated Thinker, in this case Hancock, struggles against adversity to prove his dearly held notions.
Academic text (2003) -
After presenting the evidence, she felt completely vindicated by the jury's decision.
Synonyms
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4.1
Having a good reason for an action or feeling
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3.2
Shown by facts to be true and to work well
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3.9
Shown to be true or correct after checking
Free from blame or officially declared not guilty
Freed from blame when proof shows they did not do the crime
No longer blamed for a crime or fault
A court says a person is not guilty of a crime after a trial
Freed from blame or responsibility for something
Facts or tests prove it is true
Antonyms
How Justified
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vindicated comes from the old Latin verb vindicare, which meant 'to claim' or 'to free' someone. So, to be vindicated is to be shown right or 'set free' from blame.