Synonyms of accuse

accuse 1 of 2

verb (1)

ə-ˈkyüz 

as in to indict

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

she was accused of lying on the employment application

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indict
• blame
• charge
• prosecute
• sue
• criticize
• incriminate
• impeach
• defame
• try
• criminate
• call (on)
• denounce
• condemn
• fault
• impugn
• chide
• appeal
• censure
• castigate
• cite
• summon
• implicate
• reproach
• rebuke
• reprove
• damn
• arraign
• tax
• book
• report
• inform (against)
• name
• retaliate
• inculpate
• reprobate
• recriminate
• frame

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exonerate
• absolve
• vindicate
• defend
• acquit
• clear
• advocate
• justify
• exculpate
• forgive
• excuse
• pardon
• remit
• champion
• shrive

accusing

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of accuse

as in indicting

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

she was accused of lying on the employment application

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicting
• blaming
• charging
• prosecuting
• suing
• criticizing
• defaming
• impeaching
• incriminating
• denouncing
• trying
• censuring
• condemning
• appealing
• criminating
• impugning
• chiding
• castigating
• citing
• faulting
• summoning
• calling (on)
• reproaching
• rebuking
• implicating
• taxing
• damning
• naming
• reproving
• reporting
• retaliating
• arraigning
• reprobating
• informing (against)
• booking
• inculpating
• framing
• recriminating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defending
• exonerating
• absolving
• vindicating
• clearing
• advocating
• acquitting
• exculpating
• championing
• justifying
• excusing
• forgiving
• remitting
• pardoning
• shriving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accuse

Verb

Pruitt was accused of multiple recruiting violations linked to the football program and failure to supervise, with allegations of recruits receiving extra benefits in violation of NCAA rules. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025

The dispute began with a lawsuit by Venezuelans who said they were wrongly accused and on the verge of being deported and sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador. —David Catanese, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025

Verb

Aziz and Islam's estate have also separately sued in federal court, accusing the FBI of hiding exculpatory evidence. —N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025

The ceasefire deal, which took effect on January 19, has been a fragile one, with both sides accusing the other of violations. —Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025