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

Four years after his book was published, Davis was indicted on a charge of murder that closely matches his version of events. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

Interim County Executive Phil LeVota was indicted on federal bribery charges after allegedly offering a candidate a six-figure county job in exchange for withdrawing from the county executive race. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

Having already served a yearlong jail sentence for an Orinda bank robbery in 2018, Luchin was indicted last year on charges of attempting to rob three San Francisco banks in the same day. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

The driver was quickly arraigned and indicted for vehicular manslaughter. — Rachel Sales, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Last week, a grand jury indicted all three men in connection to the attack. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Johnson County Sheriff Adam King is, for the time being, no longer in charge of the law enforcement agency after being indicted on two new charges this week, officials said Friday. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Hearn was indicted July 2 on one count of felony destruction of property. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Jimenez was later indicted for assault on a federal officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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