Synonyms of indict

indict

verb

in-ˈdīt 

as in to accuse

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accuse
• prosecute
• incriminate
• blame
• impeach
• charge
• sue
• criticize
• defame
• criminate
• call (on)
• try
• impugn
• denounce
• condemn
• censure
• appeal
• chide
• implicate
• cite
• fault
• castigate
• summon
• reproach
• reprove
• arraign
• book
• rebuke
• report
• tax
• damn
• inform (against)
• retaliate
• inculpate
• name
• reprobate
• recriminate
• frame

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acquit
• vindicate
• exonerate
• absolve
• defend
• clear
• exculpate
• advocate
• justify
• forgive
• excuse
• pardon
• remit
• champion
• shrive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of indict

Trump and 18 of his allies were indicted in the case on election interference charges in 2023, but the case was dismissed in November 2025. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

An 18-year-old has been indicted in connection with a deadly high-speed police chase in DeKalb County that prosecutors say claimed the life of a grandmother and seriously injured her teenage grandson earlier this year. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 12 July 2026

But on August 11, after Ethel appeared before the grand jury that had indicted Julius and refused to answer any questions, she, too, was arrested. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Hearn, 67, of Bethesda, Maryland, was indicted last Thursday on a single felony count of property destruction. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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