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 Voters who prize the observational and the sincere tend to bristle at a movie where the filmmaker is this present and this implicated. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 The money was never allocated and no one in the organization has been implicated in wrongdoing. — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026 Afterward, Gerry and Chad meet up at a local movie theater, where Gerry gives Chad an ultimatum, which the latter decides to keep secret from both Ricky and Danny to protect them and stop them from being implicated further. — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026 Even presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, who has also been implicated in the Banco Master scandal for receiving about $21 million to fund a film on his father's life, came out to urge the Supreme Court justice to leave his position. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 For astronauts, researchers hypothesize that increased radiation exposure during spaceflight speeds up atherosclerosis, the narrowing of arteries implicated in heart attacks and strokes. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026 Two subjects—Nauman and Babcock—and, therefore, two separate states of attention are implicated by each video, with varying levels of concentration and distraction in play. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Sprague said the level of planning Clancy did on the night of the killings implicated her as being in a state of rational thought. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026 Corliss said the shark that bit Daniel was a nurse shark, a docile species that experts say is rarely implicated in shark bites. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

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Serving at 3-1, 15-30, Michelsen twisted a forehand way off the court.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Slicing across the pavement, the aircraft struck several vehicles – including one left flipped onto its side and twisted into an arc not unlike the tail fin logo – before sliding to a fiery stop just shy of a parking lot filled with dozens of cars.

— Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of twisted

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In this case, because the families of the victims and the defendant are intertwined, competing interests may interfere with consensus.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Given their former friendship, war of words, iconic stature, legacies, and both being slain before their time, Shakur and Wallace’s murder cases have remained intertwined for decades.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of intertwined

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The Jayhawks mixed their straight rushes with blitzes for their fast, experienced defense.

— PJ Green September 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
However, Marks does offer GHK-Cu both as a serum and cream and occasionally as an injection, usually mixed with other peptides aimed at tissue repair and inflammation.

— Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of mixed

Verb

And weighty ropes—the sort that might be used to moor a boat—are braided with chains and arranged on the ground in the form of a curving river.

— Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of braided

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The partnership between two outsiders clawing their way in, joined by an equally canny journalist played by Claire Foy, comes to shape Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare where scribblers plied their trade, in Lamb’s and Murdoch’s images.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of plied

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The couple brought their friends and family from the United States and India to the Italian island in May 2026 for a multi-day celebration that blended the couple’s heritage with Sicily’s distinct identity.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
This multi-use, skin-first serum foundation can be used as either a full-coverage foundation, or lighter-touch skin tint when blended with your go-to moisturizer.

— Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2026

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