Accused Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-kyo͝ozd
A person against whom an action is brought
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. defendant
  2. respondent
Blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. incriminated
  2. taxed
  3. blamed
  4. reproached
  5. denounced
  6. inculpated
  7. cited
  8. told
  9. censured
  10. revealed
  11. smeared
  12. summoned
  13. repudiated
  14. slandered
  15. charged
  16. attacked
  17. impeached
  18. pointed
  19. reproved
  20. slurred
  21. invoked
  22. betrayed
  23. prosecuted
  24. sued
  25. apprehended
  26. challenged
  27. fingered
  28. arrested
  29. litigated
  30. implicated
  31. defamed
  32. involved
  33. imputed
  34. calumniated
  35. branded
  36. faulted
  37. alleged
  38. accosted
Antonyms:
  1. praised
  2. exonerated
  3. pardoned
  4. absolved
  5. vindicated
  6. exculpated
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. arraigned
  2. indicted
  3. charged with
  4. blamed
  5. under suspicion
  6. under indictment
  7. supposedly guilty
  8. alleged to be guilty
  9. on the police blotter
  10. apprehended
  11. held for questioning
  12. liable
  13. implicated
  14. in-danger
  15. subject to accusation
  16. under attack
  17. under-fire
  18. on-the-docket
  19. given the blame
  20. taxed with
  21. under-a-cloud
  22. up-for
Antonyms:
  1. discharged
  2. acquitted
  3. cleared

Accused Sentence Examples

  • His voice was calm, but his eyes accused her.

  • Had Mary accused him as well?

  • He practically accused you of causing the accident!

  • Yup. I saw his face when I accused him of it.

  • On his return to Rome (S4) he was accused of extortion in his province.

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