INCRIMINATING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of incriminating Magyar recently claimed that several of Orbán’s top lieutenants are rushing to send their assets abroad, perhaps to avoid financial or legal sanctions, and that others have been shredding incriminating documents. —

Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 Every sentence of her speech was more incriminating than the next, and that makes for incredibly engaging TV. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026 There may be more incriminating photos. —

Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Insiders at the firm started leaking incriminating documents to the Wall Street Journal reporters Clark and Louch, who began publishing evidence of the firm’s transgressions. —

Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026 His former comrades testified against him; incriminating photos, found hidden in his garden, were shown in court. —

The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Apr. 2026 More incriminating recordings were reportedly recovered during a raid of a FLDS church compound in Eldorado, Texas, in April 2008. —

Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026 Police pulled him over and found incriminating items in his vehicle including rope, handcuffs and a ski mask. —

Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Bundy was arrested for the first time in August 1975, when police pulled him over and found incriminating items in his vehicle, including rope, handcuffs and a ski mask. —

CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminating

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The family and their attorneys will address media at the Wyandotte County Courthouse as a federal lawsuit alleging wrongful death and criminal case accusing one of the deputies of second-degree murder are ongoing.

— Kendrick Calfee May 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Buc-ee's is taking a Georgia convenience store chain to federal court, accusing it of copying its famous beaver brand right down to the cartoon mascot, the color scheme, and the life-size animal statue out front.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 May 2026