Synonyms of indicted

indicted 1 of 2

adjective

as in accused

Related Words

• accused
• convicted
• indictable
• culpable
• punishable
• condemned
• impeached
• guilty
• blameworthy
• blamable
• impeachable
• censurable
• shamefaced
• shamed
• hangdog

Dissimilar Words

• innocent
• blameless
• acquitted
• clear
• guiltless
• cleared
• irreproachable
• faultless
• impeccable
• absolved
• lily-white
• vindicated
• inculpable
• cleanhanded
• exonerated
• moral
• virtuous
• ethical
• righteous
• upright
• law-abiding

indicted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of indict

as in charged

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accused
• charged
• prosecuted
• blamed
• impeached
• incriminated
• sued
• defamed
• criticized
• called (on)
• censured
• arraigned
• criminated
• tried
• denounced
• cited
• implicated
• appealed
• condemned
• summoned
• faulted
• castigated
• reported
• reproached
• taxed
• reproved
• rebuked
• impugned
• named
• damned
• booked
• informed (against)
• reprobated
• retaliated
• chid
• inculpated
• framed
• recriminated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acquitted
• cleared
• exonerated
• absolved
• vindicated
• advocated
• defended
• justified
• exculpated
• championed
• excused
• pardoned
• remitted
• forgave
• shrived

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of indicted

Adjective

Jim Trusty, the lawyer for Rozier, excoriated the league after a hearing Wednesday that served as a status update on Rozier’s case, as well as the other three defendants who remain indicted alongside him. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 11 June 2026

The conservative-leaning New York Post has also reported Wahhaj was listed as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025

Verb

Reiner was indicted on murder charges earlier this year and faces life without the possibility of parole if convicted at trial. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

That was when she and her brother were removed from the home of Arthur and her husband, Cledith Arthur, after he was indicted and charged with raping his 12-year-old stepdaughter. — Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Rose was also indicted on charges of receipt and possession of child pornography. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Remaining counts Herlihy was indicted on, including second-degree murder, will be dismissed as part of the agreement, according to the attorney general's office. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026

In August, Israel indicted a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Two men were arrested and indicted in connection with the alleged crime, according to prosecutors. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Busfield was indicted on these charges back in January of this year. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors announced Thursday Battiloro has been indicted and will face two counts of first-degree murder. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Video

Video: Why is there a 'c' in 'indict'?

Editor Peter Sokolowski explains how the spelling of indict was changed to reflect its Latin roots. For more, read "Why Do We Skip the C in Indict".

Transcript

The word indict is spelled I-N-D-I-C-T, but why is the C silent? Other legal terms in English, that come from the same Latin root, dicere, which means to say, have C's that we actually hear. Words like edict, interdict, and verdict. Indict means to formally decide that someone should be put on trial for a crime. It comes from the Latin word that means to proclaim. We pronounce it indict because its original spelling in English was E-N-D-I-T-E, a spelling that was used for 300 years before scholars decided to make it look more like its Latin root word, indictare. Our pronunciation, however, still reflects the original English spelling. This after-the-fact correction of spellings, based on Latin, is also why there's a B in the words debt, doubt, plumber, and subtle, and a silent S in island.