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

News of the settlements emerged after the Jackson estate brought an arbitration claim that accused one of the men involved of fabricating earlier allegations while trying to secure an additional $213 million in a new settlement with the estate. —Amelia McDonell-Parry, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026

In Anaheim, California, three suspects are accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon cards from a collectibles store in February, according to Los Angeles ABC station KABC-TV. —ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

Verb

The post attracted a fair amount of backlash, with people pointing out the problems associated with data centers and intellectual property, and accusing Witherspoon of being paid by AI companies to promote generative tools. —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf took to X Monday evening, accusing Trump of forcing Iran to the negotiating table. —Jake Angelo, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026