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

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in San Diego County Superior Court, accuses Amazon of selling defective tabletop alcohol-burning fire pits despite a ban on the products in two countries and their link to two deaths and about 60 injuries since 2019. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

The filing also accuses Buc-ee's of using aggressive trademark litigation to discourage competition. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

The post then calls out Apple for failing to properly manage the issue of former employees having residual access to its systems after leaving the company and accuses Apple of trying to shift blame. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

OpenAI is responding to an Apple lawsuit that accuses it of trade secret theft by taking the legal battle to the court of public opinion. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Pirro now accuses he Interior Department of misleading prosecutors on key facts, including that the Department withheld evidence that the lining had begun to peel within two days of the project’s completion. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026

On Friday, New York became the latest state to put a halt to the markets, filing a petition that accuses industry leader Kalshi of operating an unlicensed gambling platform. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 31 July 2026

In the lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Kalshi of violating state laws by accepting wagers without a license from the state’s gaming commission, as reported earlier by CNBC. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 31 July 2026

The state and union reached tentative agreements on 13 issues, according to the PERB filing in which the union accuses state officials of bargaining in bad faith. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026