vindicator
One who clears
A vindicator is someone who clears another of blame or proves them right.
The word carries a sense of righteous defense—a vindicator champions the wrongly accused or upholds a contested principle: History proved him the vindicator of unpopular truths.
In gaming and fantasy contexts, vindicator often names warrior classes devoted to justice or retribution.
Top competitor, or advocate
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- upholderOne who maintains something
- supporterOne who backs another
guardian · backer · patron · exonerator · shield · rescuer · liberator · deliverer
Persistent source of ruin
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
retribution · vigilante · punisher · wrath · comeuppance · score-settling · reckoning · settling accounts
Official clearing of blame
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
wrongful conviction · appeal · overturn · rehabilitation · restoration · redemption · due process · tribunal
Establishing something as true
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- substantiationProof of truth
- verificationProving something accurate
- proofDemonstration of truth
affirmation · authentication · endorsement · justification · ratification · certification · documentation · support
Right and wrong principles
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
uprightness · rectitude · nobility · probity · decency · truthfulness · conscience · principle
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
supporter · guardian · backer · patron · exonerator · shield · rescuer · liberator · deliverer · savior
nemesis
Persistent source of ruin
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- reprisalPunitive action in return
payback · retribution · vigilante · punisher · wrath · comeuppance · score-settling · reckoning · settling accounts · blood feud
exoneration
Official clearing of blame
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
innocence · wrongful conviction · appeal · overturn · rehabilitation · restoration · redemption · due process · tribunal · verdict
confirmation
Establishing something as true
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- substantiationProof of truth
- verificationProving something accurate
proof · affirmation · authentication · endorsement · justification · ratification · certification · documentation · support · acknowledgment
morality
Right and wrong principles
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
ethics · uprightness · rectitude · nobility · probity · decency · truthfulness · conscience · principle · justness
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vindicatoraccuser
One who alleges wrongdoing
prosecutor · plaintiff · complainant · informer · denouncer
vindicatorantagonist
One who opposes another
attacker · adversary · opponent · enemy · persecutor
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