IMPLICATED Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

implicated

verb

past tense of implicate, archaic

as in twisted

to cause to twine about one another the implicated vines did form a most restful garden bower

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Recent Examples of implicated The charges follow last month’s announcement of Liberia’s largest-ever drug seizure — tons of cocaine worth about $336 million, which authorities said implicated senior police officials. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 While their motives were never defined for certain, the accepted belief was the tragedy was tied to their involvement in the Teapot Dome political corruption scandal and Plunkett’s looming testimony that could’ve implicated the Dohenys. — Amanda Karkoutly, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The third season ended with Kate discovering the plot orchestrated by Hal and President Grace (Janney) to steal a dangerous Russian nuclear torpedo — a plot she is now implicated in. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 Three years later, in July 2025, additional DNA testing on the neckline of the woman's jacket strongly implicated Roybal-Smith. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Researchers have previously found this small structure to be heavily implicated in alcohol use disorder symptoms such as anxiety and depression. — Marie Doyle, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026 The report didn’t mention the nationalities of other referees implicated. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 But Hohimer himself implicated another burglar, Frederick Malchow, in the slaying. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 The iceberg lettuce implicated in the outbreak has already been recalled and pulled from the market. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Install one specific buffer this week that protects the behavior from being extinguished or twisted into belligerence.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Laws and elections can quickly shift the balance of power in the game, and the rules can be subverted or twisted to your advantage through the deft deployment of crushing bureaucracy.

— Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of twisted

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Sexuality and identity become intertwined, while the complexity of a person is reduced to categories that culture, including cinema, repeats.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
But a material slowdown in its economy would send shock waves around the world, especially among China’s major trading partners, not only in the Asia Pacific but also in countries elsewhere whose economies have become intertwined with China’s.

— Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of intertwined

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The amount of blood required to make the medium would be fairly small, the recent Chinese study found, and was probably mixed with blood from at least two species of herbivorous animals.

— Mike McRae August 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
Reviews on the app are mixed, with some users complaining that the app frequently freezes or fails to update and others citing positive experiences.

— Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of mixed

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While Louis created countless memorable costumes for the screen, his legacy remains forever entwined with Monroe’s illusion gown.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026
The consequences aren’t just ecological; trout fishing is closely entwined with the economy in many Rocky Mountain communities.

— Matthew Brown, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of entwined

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Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Rebecca wore her simple weekday covering over her hair, which had been pulled back in a ponytail, then braided and pinned up on the back of her head.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of braided

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The lakes are medieval peat diggings that were flooded by rising seas in the 14th century, and long plied by cargo boats known as wherries.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 Aug. 2026
There were no global superstars, and only a couple of players at genuinely elite clubs like Benfica and Villarreal; most plied their trade well outside football’s spotlight.

— André Martin, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of plied

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Artistic traditions likewise blended across Eurasia, particularly in Persian and Chinese painting and architecture.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Their work blended and extended the sensibilities of John Waters, David Lynch, Pee-wee Herman and Andy Kaufman.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

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