vindication Definition

exoneration, whitewash, defense, defence, validation, justification, redress, confirmation, embodiment, recognition, entrenchment, rationale, claim, grievance, correct, assertion, dedication, rehabilitation, consecration, demand, enshrinement, repudiation, pyrrhic victory, poetic justice, affirmation, revenge, retribution, finality, acquittal, refutation, comeuppance, justice, disappointment, triumph, sour grapes, aberration, stepping stone, bittersweet, reversal, reaffirmation, rebuke, surprise, victory, capitulation, betrayal, setback, deja vu, accomplishment, turnabout, culmination, disavowal, solace, affront, atonement, travesty, morale booster, payback, elation, rejoicing, catharsis, avowance, shock, witch hunt, rebuff, consolation prize, steppingstone, schadenfreude, contrition, scapegoat, compurgation, foregone conclusion, hurray, overreaction, mockery, silver lining, irony, sympathy, jubilation, vendetta, embarrassment, justificator, letdown, red herring, disgrace, acknowledgment, revendicate, shocker, fluke, measuring stick, certainty, injustice, absolution, anticlimax, wishful thinking, death knell, overachievement, detractors, consolation, discredit, fillip,