Synonym Dictionary

Enthusiastic public praise or approval.

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

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.

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.

To deny, dispute, or speak against a statement.

A broad statement lacking specific detail.

Too ready to believe claims and therefore easily deceived.

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.

An attempt or claim to seem more important, skilled, or impressive than warranted.

To state openly that one holds a belief, feeling, or qualification, sometimes with doubt about its sincerity.

Openly stated or claimed, without necessarily being demonstrated.

Claimed or alleged to be something, without confirmation.

Generally supposed or claimed to be so, without certainty.

A response that challenges a claim with opposing arguments or evidence.