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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Verb

Although investigators have been spotted at Hickerson’s family home, he has not been implicated in Panettiere’s death.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
When that technology was released in 2021, the easy-to-hide tracking devices were soon implicated in stalking cases.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of implicate

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Weeks after the ban, Beijing imposed the national security law that was later used to prosecute Lee, the alliance's former chairperson, and Chow, a former vice chair.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
He was initially charged with seven felony counts, including assault, misdemeanor battery, injuring a girlfriend, and dissuading a witness from prosecuting a crime.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of prosecute

Verb

Instead, children in need of accommodations are stigmatized and barred from the longstanding Outdoor Lab tradition, with the district choosing to sue the federal government rather than solve the problem.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
After its cloud storage provider went defunct, a PBS affiliate decided to sue a data center provider to regain access to 50TB of TV shows, videos, and other data dating back 70 years.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of sue

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The incident was quickly followed by a slew of other companies reporting instances where AI agents behaved in unexpected ways.

— Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Iranian news agency Rokna reported that people in Tehran said some petrol stations had no gas available, forcing them to temporarily close, while other stations had long lines on Monday and Tuesday.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of report

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One of them began moving stones the family had placed at the property entrance and tried to enter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Fifth-round selection Jaden Dugger is still a raw product coming out of Louisiana, but the 6-foot-4, 240-pound linebacker is getting opportunities in practice to try his hand at a variety of spots.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026

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