inculpating

verb

present participle of inculpate
as in implicating

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inculpating
  1. implicating
  2. prosecuting
  3. reporting
Verb
  • This became public in 2019, when news of the college admissions scandal broke, implicating her parents.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • An amateur historian has stumbled upon a provocative clue to the enduring mystery of what became of a notorious pirate who raided a royal Indian treasure ship centuries ago, implicating a co-conspirator whose name is familiar to many New Yorkers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of implicating
Verb
  • One of the pipeline operator CEOs wrote Abbott a $1 million check at the end of that winter storm, almost as if to say thank you for not prosecuting them.
    — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The case referee will hear testimony from witnesses and arguments from Sanchez-Medina’s defense attorneys, Gwen Daniels and Barry Richard, and prosecuting Bar attorneys.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of prosecuting
Verb
  • The brand posted its third-quarter earnings Thursday, reporting an increase in comparable restaurant sales of 5%.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Murray alleges the school retaliated against Newman for reporting his concerns.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of reporting
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

inculpates
inculpating
incult
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Inculpating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculpating. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Longest Long Words List

The Words of the Week - Nov. 13

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
speech-bubble-untangle
Simplify The Convoluted Expression Quiz A quiz that’s as “uncomplicated as a round de...
See All