Synonyms for accuse
əˈkyuzac·cuse

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1. accuseverb

   Synonyms:
   criminate, blame, reproach, censure

2. accuseverb

   To find fault with, to blame, to censure.

   Synonyms:
   criminate, blame, censure, reproach

3. accuseverb

   To charge with having committed a crime or offence.

   For the U.S. President to be impeached, he must be accused of a high crime or misdemeanor.

   Synonyms:
   censure, reproach, blame, criminate

4. accuseverb

   To make an accusation against someone.

   Synonyms:
   reproach, criminate, censure, blame

5. accuseverb

   Synonyms:
   impeach, indict, charge, arraign

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1. accuse

   Arraign is an official word; a person accused of crime is arraigned when he is formally called into court, the indictment read to him, and the demand made of him to plead guilty or not guilty; in more extended use, to arraign is to call in question for fault in any formal, public, or official way. One may charge another with any fault, great or trifling, privately or publicly, formally or informally. Accuse is stronger than charge, suggesting more of the formal and criminal; a person may charge a friend with unkindness or neglect; he may accuse a tramp of stealing. Censure carries the idea of fault, but not of crime; it may be private and individual, or public and official. A judge, a president, or other officer of high rank may be impeached before the appropriate tribunal for high crimes; the veracity of a witness may be impeached by damaging evidence. A person of the highest character may be summoned as defendant in a civil suit; or he may be cited to answer as administrator, etc. Indict and arraign apply strictly to criminal proceedings, and only an alleged criminal is indicted or arraigned. One is indicted by the grand jury, and arraigned before the appropriate court.

   Synonyms:
   arraign, censure, charge, cite, impeach, indict, prosecute, summon

   Antonyms:
   acquit, condone, discharge, excuse, exonerate, forgive, overlook, pardon, pardon, release, set free

   Preposition:
   Arraign at the bar, before the tribunal, of or for a crime; on or upon an indictment.

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1. accuse

   Synonyms:
   charge, incriminate, impeach, arraign, tax, taunt, censure, cite, summon, criminate

   Antonyms:
   defend, vindicate, discharge, acquit, absolve, condone, pardon, exonerate, release

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminateverb

   bring an accusation against; level a charge against

   "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"

   Synonyms:
   incriminate, charge, criminate, inculpate, censure, impeach, imply, reprimand

2. charge, accuseverb

   blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

   "he charged the director with indifference"

   Synonyms:
   saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, incriminate, rouse, charge, consign, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, criminate, commit, impeach, charge up, excite, lodge, send

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1. blame someone

   thinking or saying someone is guilty.

   isabelle accused anna for stilling the candy bar.

   Submitted by Hjer9087 on November 10, 2021  

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1. accuseverb

   Synonyms:
   charge, impeach, arraign, indict, criminate, inculpate, incriminate, tax, inform against, call to account, take to task

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1. accuseverb

   Synonyms:
   indict, charge, impeach, incriminate, arraign, criminate

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1. List of paraphrases for "accuse":

   accuses, blame, accusing, acknowledge, reproach, accused, charge, accusation

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1. Rachel Vindman:

   It was the most gut-wrenching feeling. I never expected it. So it was just a suckerpunch to see someone accuse The Vindmans of being a traitor.

2. Steve King:

   No, you're done, you crossed the line, it's not tolerable to accuse me to be associated with a guy that shot 11 people in Pittsburgh.

3. Antonio Barroso:

   The pact between the Socialists and Ciudadanos is aimed at tagging the PP and especially Podemos with the blame of potential new elections if they do not abstain to facilitate a Sanchez-led administration, the strategy is to force Podemos to assume the cost of voting alongside the PP, and to accuse incumbent Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of irresponsible behavior for not wanting to support a reasonable, encompassing reformist agreement.

4. Gary Nordlinger:

   While some people accuse him of being weak in international affairs, he hasn’t done anything truly stupid, they aren’t going to take Lincoln out of the Lincoln memorial to put him in there, but all in all, he’s been pretty darn successful.

5. Edward Dindinger:

   It's just irresponsible to publicly accuse someone of felony crimes before the investigation is complete.