Synonyms of accuse

accuse 1 of 2

verb (1)

ə-ˈkyüz 

as in to indict

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

she was accused of lying on the employment application

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indict
• blame
• charge
• sue
• prosecute
• criticize
• incriminate
• impeach
• defame
• try
• criminate
• call (on)
• denounce
• condemn
• fault
• impugn
• chide
• appeal
• censure
• castigate
• cite
• summon
• implicate
• reproach
• rebuke
• reprove
• damn
• arraign
• tax
• book
• report
• inform (against)
• name
• retaliate
• inculpate
• reprobate
• recriminate
• frame

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exonerate
• absolve
• vindicate
• defend
• acquit
• clear
• advocate
• justify
• exculpate
• forgive
• excuse
• pardon
• remit
• champion
• shrive

accusing

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of accuse

as in indicting

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

she was accused of lying on the employment application

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicting
• blaming
• charging
• prosecuting
• suing
• criticizing
• defaming
• impeaching
• incriminating
• denouncing
• trying
• censuring
• condemning
• appealing
• criminating
• impugning
• chiding
• castigating
• citing
• faulting
• summoning
• calling (on)
• reproaching
• rebuking
• implicating
• taxing
• damning
• naming
• reproving
• reporting
• retaliating
• arraigning
• reprobating
• informing (against)
• booking
• inculpating
• framing
• recriminating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defending
• exonerating
• absolving
• vindicating
• clearing
• advocating
• acquitting
• exculpating
• championing
• justifying
• excusing
• forgiving
• remitting
• pardoning
• shriving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accuse

Verb

That includes the case of Brian Walshe, accused of murdering and dismembering his wife on Jan. 1, 2023, whose attorneys discussed the records in his own hearing Thursday. —Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025

The deal — the most comprehensive settlement the federal government has reached with any of the several universities it’s accused of antisemitism and other types of discrimination — may well have been the agreement Columbia needed to strike for its own financial well-being. —Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025

Verb

Aziz and Islam's estate have also separately sued in federal court, accusing the FBI of hiding exculpatory evidence. —N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025

The ceasefire deal, which took effect on January 19, has been a fragile one, with both sides accusing the other of violations. —Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025