INCULPATE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

inculpate

verb

Definition of inculpate

as in to implicate

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Recent Examples of inculpate Over the years, Pearcy has given numerous different accounts of the crime — at times blaming Dailey and other times inculpating himself. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2012

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Prosecutors countered that Davis had repeatedly implicated himself in extraordinary detail.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026
But new suspects emerge as Liza’s brother, Timothy, is implicated by new evidence as the search continues to find out what happened to Jane.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of implicate

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Rasco said the State Attorney’s Office committee recommended that the officer who fired the fatal bullet should not be prosecuted.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Pillay has been instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

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Crash reported on eastbound I-670 There is a crash on I-670 between Broadway Boulevard/Central Street/Exit 2R-2South and I-70 (East)/US-40/US-71/Exit 2M-2North.

— Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, for example, spends his evenings watching YouTube on his television, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

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When Skinny Neck Tat guy tries to break into her house, Ginger exercises her constitutional right to deadly force.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Underneath the celebrity and the tabloid headlines is someone who’s vulnerable, funny and desperately trying to hold her life together.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

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