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

In a subsequent social media post, William Paul apologized for his behavior but did not specifically address what the congressman accused him of saying. —Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 13 May 2026

The woman accused of firing 20 shots from an AR-15-style rifle at Rihanna’s Beverly Hills-area home appeared in court Wednesday and pushed back against her public defender’s request that the criminal case be suspended for a competency evaluation. —Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026

Verb

Dunn led the state-level lawsuit accusing Miami Dade College of violating Florida’s public transparency laws in approving the deal last year, too. —Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026

Last year, Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine filed a lawsuit against Hyundai Heavy Industries, accusing the South Korean firm of negligence in designing and manufacturing the switchboard. —Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 May 2026