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

Israel says the strikes are aimed at militant targets and accuses Hamas of using civilians as human shields. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

No one talks, and then Victor accuses Tomica (surprise) and says that people who lie are more prone to messing names up. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

The lawsuit also accuses Texas Wesleyan of profiting from the students by collecting the full cost of the first year of the program before the students were dismissed. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026

Continue reading … FINANCIAL RED FLAG — Watchdog accuses DSA candidate of blurring charity, business and campaign. — FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

In addition to a lawsuit filed by residents, xAI is also facing legal action from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which accuses the company of operating dozens of unpermitted methane gas turbines in Southaven. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 28 Oct. 2026

The criminal complaint accuses them of lying to lawmakers in 2023 by denying contemporaneous knowledge of the Biden laptop or participating in internal FBI conversations about it. — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Knox argues that the lawsuit filed by Jane Doe accuses Sarabia — a Connecticut native who graduated from Bethel High School in 2021 — of grabbing Doe’s face and kissing her, court filings said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

The case, announced Friday, accuses Floris and Benavides of falsely playing down their knowledge about a laptop the Justice Department says Hunter Biden abandoned at a computer repair shop in 2019. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026