Synonym Dictionary

Enthusiastic public praise or approval.

Approval expressed openly by a group, often through a voice vote.

A list of matters to address, or a plan of aims that guides someone's actions.

An explanation that someone was elsewhere when an alleged act occurred; more broadly, an excuse.

To assert that something happened or is true before it has been proved.

A strong hope or ambition for future achievement.

To state firmly or put forward a claim or position.

Expressing or involving claims that oppose one another and cannot both hold in the same sense.

Relating to eugenics, the scientifically discredited belief that controlling human reproduction could improve populations.

To raise someone or something in rank, esteem, or praise.

The usefulness or convenience of an action for achieving an immediate aim.

Useful or convenient for reaching an aim, though not always principled.

A smaller group within a larger one that pursues its own aims or position.

To deny, dispute, or speak against a statement.

A broad statement lacking specific detail.

Too ready to believe claims and therefore easily deceived.

Treating pleasure as a central aim of life or conduct.

Claiming principles or standards that one's own behavior contradicts.

A proposed explanation or assumption offered for examination or testing.

Beyond recovery, correction, or improvement in the relevant context.

To provide sufficient reasons or evidence for an action, claim, or belief.

The principles or process of reasoning from claims and evidence to conclusions.

To express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic manner.

A false appearance, claim, or show of something.