Synonyms of accused

accused 1 of 3

adjective

as in indicted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicted
• convicted
• culpable
• condemned
• guilty
• punishable
• blameworthy
• indictable
• blamable
• impeachable
• impeached
• censurable
• shamefaced
• shamed
• hangdog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocent
• blameless
• clear
• acquitted
• guiltless
• faultless
• irreproachable
• cleared
• impeccable
• lily-white
• inculpable
• absolved
• vindicated
• cleanhanded
• exonerated
• moral
• virtuous
• ethical
• righteous
• upright
• law-abiding

accused

2 of 3

noun

as in defendant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defendant
• suspect
• offender
• culprit
• criminal
• arrestee
• detainee
• fish
• accomplice
• lawbreaker
• principal
• misdemeanant
• convict
• outlaw
• miscreant
• crook
• perpetrator
• malefactor
• desperado
• jailbird
• perp
• trespasser
• villain
• wrongdoer
• transgressor
• sinner
• thug
• gangster
• hooligan
• hoodlum
• racketeer
• mobster
• gallows bird
• misdoer
• misfeasor
• button man
• evildoer
• blackhander

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lawman
• gangbuster

accused

3 of 3

verb

past tense of accuse

as in charged

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

she was accused of lying on the employment application

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicted
• charged
• blamed
• prosecuted
• sued
• incriminated
• criticized
• defamed
• impeached
• tried
• appealed
• censured
• denounced
• condemned
• criminated
• called (on)
• cited
• chided
• summoned
• faulted
• castigated
• arraigned
• rebuked
• implicated
• reproached
• impugned
• reported
• named
• taxed
• reproved
• damned
• booked
• informed (against)
• retaliated
• chid
• reprobated
• inculpated
• framed
• recriminated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acquitted
• exonerated
• cleared
• absolved
• vindicated
• advocated
• defended
• justified
• championed
• exculpated
• excused
• pardoned
• forgave
• remitted
• shrived
• shrove