Synonyms of implicate

implicate

verb

ˈim-plə-ˌkāt 

archaic

as in to weave

to cause to twine about one another

the implicated vines did form a most restful garden bower

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weave
• intertwine
• twist
• entwine
• interweave
• ply
• mix
• writhe
• braid
• interlace
• blend
• wreathe
• intertwist
• enlace
• inweave
• lace
• plat
• link
• plait
• pleach
• fuse
• join

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disentangle
• unwind
• untangle
• uncoil
• untwine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of implicate

Two subjects—Nauman and Babcock—and, therefore, two separate states of attention are implicated by each video, with varying levels of concentration and distraction in play. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

In her depiction of the exhausting vigilance this reality required, through a second-person voice cannily implicating her reader, Rankine created a new language to identify a problem as old as the United States. — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Around the same time as Høiby’s trial began, a second scandal erupted, this time implicating Mette-Marit herself. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Sprague said the level of planning Clancy did on the night of the killings implicated her as being in a state of rational thought. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026