Synonyms of incriminating

incriminating

verb

present participle of incriminate

as in accusing

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accusing
• indicting
• prosecuting
• charging
• impeaching
• blaming
• criminating
• defaming
• suing
• damning
• criticizing
• appealing
• calling (on)
• trying
• impugning
• implicating
• taxing
• denouncing
• censuring
• citing
• condemning
• faulting
• summoning
• chiding
• castigating
• reproving
• reproaching
• reporting
• rebuking
• inculpating
• booking
• informing (against)
• arraigning
• reprobating
• retaliating
• naming
• framing
• recriminating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exonerating
• exculpating
• clearing
• vindicating
• acquitting
• defending
• absolving
• advocating
• justifying
• championing
• excusing
• forgiving
• remitting
• pardoning
• shriving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incriminating

Lam walked to the rear of his Miami rental home and threw his cellphone from the dock into Biscayne Bay in an attempt to destroy incriminating evidence, prosecutors say. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Frequently, these prosecutions have invoked spy charges, with the FSB’s counterintelligence wing supplying the incriminating information. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Even when Danny and Frank suggest that Catherine killed Alden’s mother for her fentanyl stash, Alden sticks by her — and, in the episode’s final moments, hands Danny a flash drive with tons of incriminating information on it. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026

The prosecutor, however, told jurors that Davis, from 1998 to 2023, made several incriminating statements and, in 1998, admitted to the FBI to being in Las Vegas at the time of Shakur’s slaying. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Though the trick watch that recorded Sang-gil’s incriminating meeting with the mayor has been destroyed, Eun-sae backed up the footage. — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

The group uncovered an incriminating flash drive hidden in Victor’s safe, exposing his role in covering up a deadly conspiracy involving a construction project. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Finding just enough evidence to avoid paying someone’s buyout without incriminating anyone else. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Though suspicious, the recording was not considered incriminating, as Hodel may have suspected his home was wiretapped and was taunting police. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026