Synonyms of incriminated

incriminated

verb

past tense of incriminate

as in accused

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

in exchange for a reduced sentence, the thief agreed to incriminate his accomplice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accused
• indicted
• prosecuted
• charged
• blamed
• impeached
• defamed
• sued
• criticized
• criminated
• implicated
• appealed
• called (on)
• tried
• faulted
• denounced
• censured
• cited
• condemned
• impugned
• taxed
• summoned
• reported
• reproached
• damned
• arraigned
• castigated
• rebuked
• reproved
• named
• booked
• reprobated
• inculpated
• retaliated
• informed (against)
• chid
• framed
• recriminated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acquitted
• cleared
• exonerated
• absolved
• vindicated
• defended
• advocated
• exculpated
• championed
• justified
• excused
• pardoned
• remitted
• forgave
• shrived

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incriminated

That requirement stemmed from Nixon's attempt to destroy the White House tapes that incriminated him in the cover-up of the Watergate burglary. — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026

For months leading up to his death, Thomas helped the task force by conducting nearly 100 drug buys that incriminated dozens of cocaine dealers — including a local drug kingpin who, according to investigators, ordered the hit on Thomas. — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026

Woodruff signed a statement that incriminated himself and his four friends. — Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026

Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains. — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025