vindicable
Definition
Adjective: Capable of being justified, defended, or proven to be right; able to be vindicated.
Usage Examples
- (His conduct could be justified.)
- (The theory cannot be clearly proven correct with available evidence.)
- (Her choice could be defended.)
Advanced Usage
- "vindicable claim": a statement or assertion that can be proven or justified.
- The lawyer presented a vindicable claim of self-defense. (A claim that could be supported with evidence.)
- "vindicable conduct": behavior that can be defended as reasonable or proper.
- In times of crisis, some actions that seem harsh are vindicable for the greater good. (The conduct can be justified.)
Variants and Related Words
- Vindicate (verb): to clear someone of blame or suspicion; to justify or prove correct.
- The evidence will vindicate her reputation. (Prove she is innocent.)
- Vindication (noun): the act of vindicating or the state of being vindicated.
- His vindication came after a long trial. (His innocence was proven.)
- Vindicatory (adjective): serving to vindicate; providing justification.
- The court issued a vindicatory ruling. (A ruling that justifies a position.)
Synonyms
- Justifiable: capable of being shown to be right or reasonable.
- Defensible: able to be defended or protected against attack.
- Warrantable: able to be justified or authorized.
- Excusable: able to be pardoned or forgiven.
Related Idioms
- "Vindicable in hindsight": something that can be justified only after the outcome is known.
- The risky investment was vindicable in hindsight because it paid off. (Only later could it be defended as correct.)
Antonyms
- Indefensible: not capable of being justified or defended.
- Unjustifiable: without justification; wrong.
- Inexcusable: too bad to be justified or forgiven.