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 Muhammad was implicated by a co-defendant, according to court records. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026 While nearly 40% of South Africa’s population of 62 million live under the lower poverty line, according to the World Bank, ANC officials and allies have been implicated in enriching themselves in a succession of corruption scandals. — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 Three other police generals have also been implicated in the case. — ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026 As time goes on, even more top Trump officials are being implicated in the story. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 Nov. 2026 But Ring, as an Amazon subsidiary, has been previously implicated in multiple privacy and security scandals. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 Nov. 2026 The crackdown also took aim at electric bikes and scooters with illegally powerful motors, which have been implicated in multiple fatalities this year. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026 Tzemach, implicated in the assault of diplomats and held longer than the other nine, was transferred Monday to serve a week of house arrest, according to his lawyer, Asaf Gonen. — Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026 Both have been hit by corruption suspicions involving family members and allies, with Bolsonaro implicated in a sprawling scandal rocking Brazil. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

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The rat bit and tore and scratched while the snake twisted and flailed.

— Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
After the hair is parted into sections, each section is twisted or braided.

— Eden Stuart, Allure, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of twisted

Verb

These practices likely come from Shamanic and Tengrian traditions of tying strips of cloth to sacred trees and mountain passes to honor nature spirits––customs that became intertwined with local forms of Muslim saint veneration over time.

— Avantika Chaturvedi, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026
Such resourcefulness has become a defining characteristic of Ashlyn, where creative experimentation and commercial considerations are closely intertwined.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of intertwined

Verb

With the level of skill and talent in the room and Fagen’s neurotic focus, The Nightfly would be a glimmering sonic masterpiece, even as his material looked back to the days of two-track recordings mixed to mono.

— Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2026
Near-seasonable temperatures with periods of cloud coverage mixed with sunshine are forecast in Central Florida on Sunday.

— Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of mixed

Verb

Still, the exchange revealed how entwined the debate about diagnosis had become with the development and marketing of treatments.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
When Luke’s current assignment becomes entwined with Colter’s, the two become uneasy partners.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of entwined

Verb

After the hair is parted into sections, each section is twisted or braided.

— Eden Stuart, Allure, 26 Oct. 2026
His creator, an unnamed basket-weaver (Peter Dinklage), braided him as a mate for a lonely virgin, a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who stomps around her rustic village smelling like sushi and tossing her head back in an Eliza Doolittle guffaw.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of braided

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Much as Las Vegas casinos plied high rollers with gourmet meals and lavish entertainment, sports gaming apps are now rewarding VIP bettors with luxury suite access, autographed jerseys and unique fan experiences.

— Jake Rosenwasser, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of plied

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Born from the international slave trade during the 18th century, the hybrid language primarily blended the French spoken by colonists and slavers with multiple West African dialects, particularly from the Senegambian region.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Nov. 2026
The administration had obtained the state’s public voter rolls, which the DHS had blended with its own immigration information and third-party data.

— Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026

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