Synonyms of accuses

accuses

verb

present tense third-person singular of accuse

as in indicts

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

she was accused of lying on the employment application

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicts
• blames
• charges
• sues
• prosecutes
• criticizes
• incriminates
• defames
• impeaches
• denounces
• tries
• chides
• condemns
• cites
• calls (on)
• appeals
• castigates
• censures
• impugns
• faults
• criminates
• implicates
• rebukes
• summons
• arraigns
• damns
• reproves
• reproaches
• taxes
• reports
• books
• retaliates
• names
• informs (against)
• reprobates
• inculpates
• frames
• recriminates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exonerates
• absolves
• defends
• vindicates
• clears
• acquits
• advocates
• justifies
• exculpates
• champions
• forgives
• excuses
• remits
• pardons
• shrives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accuses

Biggs, the Republican nominee to lead the state, accuses the Democratic incumbent of sowing unnecessary alarm. — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

In response, Cathcarts plays a voice note from the night before in which Carla accuses Morgan of not caring about Gabe. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

The family, suspecting Yarludy’s been assaulted by her teacher, accuses both Oscar and the center. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

South Korea’s military, which often accuses the North of exaggerating its military technologies, did not immediately comment on KCNA’s report. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

In a document filed on Wednesday, OpenAI accuses the unnamed employee of sending this information to a personal account and then presenting it to Apple leadership, including the vice president of the company’s operations in Asia. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026

The complaint accuses Love Renaissance of improperly diverting money from Walker’s touring, recording, marketing, and merchandising budgets, while charging excessive company expenses to those accounts in bad faith. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

The cases target people the department accuses of concealing criminal activity, faking their identities or lying to the government to get their citizenship. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

The 30-page superseding indictment accuses the couple of overseeing a system of political repression that relied on Venezuela's military, intelligence agencies and security forces to torture their opponents, silence dissidents and maintain power. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026