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

Douglas Latchford was indicted in 2019 but died before he could be put on trial. — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 28 June 2026

Eidleh is one of dozens of people who were indicted in 2022 in connection with what prosecutors said was a massive scheme to defraud a federal meals program. — ABC News, 26 June 2026

Back when King was indicted in the summer of 2025, about 200 of them gathered in a Cleburne conference hall to make plans about how to support the sheriff, and decried the allegations against him as false attacks on King’s character. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026

Alexander Iniguez Mercado was indicted Thursday in federal court for allegedly serving as an administrator and member of Signal messaging groups used to plan a violent attack on the June 14 event, Fox News has learned. — Alexandra Koch , Jake Gibson, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026

He was indicted last October on 18 criminal counts for retention and transmission of national defense information. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 June 2026

Criminal Charges On April 3 of this year, a Yolo County criminal grand jury indicted eight people in connection with the blast. — Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026

He was indicted in April 2023 for leaving the scene of a crash, 10 counts of assault and other vehicle and traffic law violations. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026

Now, 51-year-old Mark Milk and 38-year-old Jon Rogness have been indicted on several charges in the case, the United States Attorney's Office Northern District of Iowa said in a statement to PEOPLE. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026

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