ACCUSED Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of accused

as in indicted

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accused

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noun

as in defendant

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accused

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verb

past tense of accuse

as in charged

to make a claim of wrongdoing against she was accused of lying on the employment application

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Ethiopian federal authorities accused the TPLF of seeking to build an alliance with neighboring Eritrea to destabilize Ethiopia. — Samuel Getachew, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026 He also is accused of carrying out a military expedition and illegally shipping bullet-proof vests to Haiti. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Pezeshkian accused the United States and Israel of attacking Iran while portraying his country as the victim of aggression. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Caleb, whose murder trial is now underway, is accused of killing her and staging the scene to look like a burglary. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 Now the former child phenom is accused of picking up a permanent marker and scrawling antisemitic graffiti on Southern California homes, according to authorities. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Leo won't get a glimpse of the mosaics by an ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women adorning the façade of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 Unable to picture evil as anything other than devilish, critics accused Arendt of excusing the perpetrators and blaming the victims. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026 Season 4 tells the story of Lizzie Borden (Ella Beatty), who was accused of brutally murdering her father, Andrew Borden (Charlie Hunnam), and stepmother, Abby Borden (Rebecca Hall), in 1892. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 17 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accused

Adjective

Jim Trusty, the lawyer for Rozier, excoriated the league after a hearing Wednesday that served as a status update on Rozier’s case, as well as the other three defendants who remain indicted alongside him.

— Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 11 June 2026
The conservative-leaning New York Post has also reported Wahhaj was listed as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of indicted

Verb

The driver, identified as 54-year-old Robert Delorenzo of Stratford, was arrested and charged with reckless driving, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and failure to stop on the right side of the road.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
She is charged with misdemeanor filing a false report to police, an arrest warrant says.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of charged

Adjective

Police opened a culpable homicide case, and the cause of the collision remained under investigation, Spies said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
The attorney represented Jennifer McCabe in 2023, when Read’s defense began claiming that the Canton woman was partly culpable for O’Keefe’s death.

— Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of culpable

Noun

Badio, considered a key suspect, was arrested in Haiti in October 2023 after being on the run for more than two years.

— EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
According to South Bend authorities, Notre Dame Police told them a male suspect was seen armed and reportedly pointing a gun at people, but when South Bend Police found a suspect matching their description, the person was unarmed.

— Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of suspect

Verb

China said its vessel had been conducting lawful operations near Sabina Shoal and blamed the Philippine side for the collision.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Republicans have blamed Cooper for Zarutska’s death, arguing a COVID-era prison settlement led to the early release of the suspect in the case, DeCarlos Brown, Jr.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of blamed

Adjective

Her name was Jessie King, and she was found guilty of murdering three children in 1889.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Ramirez, 60, of Miami, pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the same scheme.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of guilty

Noun

The law would extend the time that repeat DUI offenders would have their driver’s license suspended from three years to six years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
More often than not, this audit finds the larger offenders causing the retention problem.

— Kellie Lauth, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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