Antonyms 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

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

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.

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

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. accuse

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. accuseverb

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

How to use accuse in a sentence?

1. Sam Rainsy:

   Since people eat noodles all over the country, Hun Sen may first accuse them of being opposition supporters, but after seeing such a tide, so many people joining the noodle parties, Hun Sen said no, we cannot stop these noodle parties. If you cant beat them, join them.

2. John Milton:

   Accuse not nature, she hath done her partDo thou but thine, and be not diffidentOf wisdom, she deserts thee not, if thouDismiss not her, when most thou needest her nigh,By attributing overmuch to thingsLess excellent, as thou thyself perceivest.

3. Stephen Belafonte:

   Who accused me of it? did she accuse me of it, the police the hospital, who accused me of it? I thought when you beat someone us the police or the hospital or the person you beat up says it.

4. Trump Jr.:

   It's a very scary situation where you're guilty until proven innocent. My whole life I've heard you're innocent until proven guilty, but now you're guilty until proven innocent. That is a very, very difficult standard, you could be somebody that was perfect your entire life and somebody could accuse you of something.

5. Kathy Griffin:

   The ABC machine comes in and covers Ryan Seacrest a -- and the ‘ American Idol ’ machine comes in and covers Ryan Seacrest a --... I ’m not going to accuse Ryan of something I don’t know of but I ’m also not going to have Ryan Seacrest back. Ryan Seacrest’s fine and would n’t p -- s on me if I was on fire.

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