ACCUSER Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

accuser

noun

Definition of accuser

as in harasser

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as in petitioner

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Recent Examples of accuser Hochul said the district attorney closed the investigation without interviewing the accuser or others, while Cornell police failed to relay key details of her account to prosecutors. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Current law says that if an accuser knowingly and willingly drinks too much, there is no crime for someone else to take advantage of the accuser’s incapacitation. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 Both Evans and the recent accuser are representing themselves in the matter. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Another accuser, Jessica Mann, testified that Weinstein raped her at a New York hotel in 2013. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 Though her name is redacted from the Massachusetts case, a source with knowledge of the charges confirmed that the same accuser is involved in both cases. — Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Police won't say what church in Grapevine Ramos was associated with or anything about the circumstances to protect the identity of the child accuser. — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 That lawsuit, filed in November 2023, was dismissed in February after a New York judge ruled that the accuser had waited too long to bring the case, according to previous reporting. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 The house’s fragile order begins to fracture as an accuser arrives to confront his abuser, bringing with him a storm of unspoken memories. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuser

Noun

Parton’s ability to become the harasser without falling into some version of male drag makes this short sequence far superior to the many films with a similar premise that followed.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
White stars can help by publicly supporting their Black colleagues, who are especially targeted by online trolls and harassers.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of harasser

Noun

To qualify a referendum for the ballot, petitioners must collect a number of signatures equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last mayoral election.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Currently, the number petitioners would need to reach is 3,120.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of petitioner

Noun

Hiller plays Aldrict, an old-world vampire who has crossed paths with Liz several times over the centuries and is a bit of a troublemaker.

— Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Speaking at the 9/11 memorial ceremony, the son of one of the victims, in an impassioned plea, called on troublemakers to stop using the day to spread Islamophobia and hate.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of troublemaker

Noun

Commercial cases are more complex, typically involving hundreds of pages of appraisals and legalese from the appellant.

— Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
If the appeals court affirms the conviction, the handbook says the appellant can then petition the United States Supreme Court for a certiorari review.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026

Definition of appellant

Noun

Both Seaver and his company, Squadron Augmented Protection Services LLC, are the defendants in the lawsuit.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
At Wednesday’s hearing, Paul described Niembro as the most culpable of the four defendants and Ramirez as second, while acknowledging that Ramirez’s cooperation justified a significantly shorter sentence.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of defendant

Noun

Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.

— Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

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