Synonyms for Accuse:

• n.

  •
  • challenge,
  • apprehend,
  • slur,
  • cast blame upon,
  • fasten on,
  • pin something on,
  • haul into court,
  • bring someone up on charges of something,
  • put the finger on,
  • pin the blame on,
  • hall into court,
  • have the law on,
  • arrest,
  • brand,
  • inform against,
  • tax,
  • prefer charges (against someone),
  • slander,
  • serve with a summons,
  • point the finger at,
  • put the screws on,
  • file a claim,
  • lodge a complaint,
  • complain against,
  • bring home to,
  • betray,
  • smear,
  • hold accountable,
  • bring up on charges,
  • reprove,
  • connect with,
  • libel,
  • recriminate,
  • bring to trial,
  • bring proceedings against,
  • hold against,
  • fix the responsibility for,
  • attack,
  • declaim against,
  • fault,
  • bring into court,
  • charge to,
  • hold responsible,
  • appeal to law,
  • involve.

• v.

  •accuse (verb)
  • reproach,
  • impute,
  • criticize,
  • arraign,
  • allege,
  • cite,
  • condemn,
  • inculpate,
  • charge,
  • scold.
  •blame (verb)
  • ascribe,
  • rebuke,
  • jump on,
  • attribute.
  •book (verb)
  • take in to custody.
  •communication (verb)
  • accuse.
  •complain (verb)
  • dis-agreeing,
  • be-wailed,
  • dis-approve,
  • found fault,
  • dis agreeing,
  • re pined,
  • kicks fuss,
  • be-moans,
  • making fuss,
  • dis approves,
  • ex-postulating,
  • dis agrees,
  • ex postulating,
  • be moaned,
  • dis sent,
  • re-pined,
  • dis agreed,
  • re pines,
  • dis-approving,
  • be-wail,
  • ex-postulate,
  • kicking up a fuss,
  • dis agree,
  • kick up fuss,
  • be moans,
  • kicked fuss,
  • makes fuss,
  • re-pines,
  • be wailing,
  • pro testing,
  • dis-agreed,
  • ex-postulated,
  • dis sents,
  • kicks up fuss,
  • finds fault,
  • be moaning,
  • looking askance,
  • be-wails,
  • ex postulates,
  • be wails,
  • kicked a fuss,
  • taking exception to,
  • kicking up fuss,
  • makes a fuss,
  • kicked up a fuss,
  • kicking a fuss,
  • takes exception to,
  • made fuss,
  • kicked up fuss,
  • sounding off,
  • re-pining,
  • ex postulate,
  • kicks a fuss,
  • re pine,
  • make fuss,
  • re pining,
  • pro-tested,
  • kicks up a fuss,
  • sounds off,
  • be-moaning,
  • looked askance,
  • dis-sent,
  • be wailed,
  • looks askance,
  • took exception to,
  • kicking fuss,
  • finding fault,
  • dis approve,
  • be wail,
  • be-moaned,
  • dis-agrees,
  • in dict,
  • dis approved,
  • re-pine,
  • dis-approved,
  • making a fuss,
  • be-wailing,
  • dis-sents,
  • in-dict,
  • dis approving,
  • made a fuss,
  • pro tested,
  • pro-testing,
  • be-moan,
  • ex postulated,
  • dis-approves,
  • be moan,
  • dis-agree,
  • ex-postulates,
  • kick a fuss,
  • kick fuss,
  • sounded off.
  •criminate (verb)
  • re-criminates,
  • re-criminate,
  • re criminating,
  • recriminated,
  • recriminates,
  • re criminated,
  • re criminates,
  • re-criminated,
  • re criminate,
  • re-criminating.
  •denounce (verb)
  • de cries,
  • up-braids,
  • pro-scribing,
  • in-criminating,
  • ex-pose,
  • re vile,
  • re prove,
  • take task,
  • hangs something on,
  • pro scribes,
  • de claims,
  • ex-posing,
  • ex pose,
  • in-criminated,
  • in criminate,
  • denunciating,
  • de-cry,
  • de claiming,
  • denunciated,
  • re-probates,
  • denunciates,
  • charging with,
  • re probate,
  • de-claiming,
  • pro-scribe,
  • re-probate,
  • in criminates,
  • up braids,
  • de-claims,
  • re-proving,
  • de-cries,
  • inveighing against,
  • re probates,
  • de crying,
  • in-criminate,
  • pro scribe,
  • re proved,
  • up-braiding,
  • in criminating,
  • charges with,
  • re-probated,
  • hanging something on,
  • de claim,
  • re-vile,
  • de cried,
  • inveighs against,
  • hung something on,
  • de-cried,
  • pro scribed,
  • up braid,
  • ex-posed,
  • re-probating,
  • re-prove,
  • re proves,
  • re-proves,
  • inveighed against,
  • up braided,
  • re-proved,
  • hanged something on,
  • re probating,
  • pro-scribed,
  • up-braid,
  • de-crying,
  • pro scribing,
  • de claimed,
  • re probated,
  • takes to task,
  • de cry,
  • pro-scribes,
  • takes task,
  • taking to task,
  • taking task,
  • ex posed,
  • in-criminates,
  • de-claim,
  • up-braided,
  • took to task,
  • de-claimed,
  • took task,
  • in criminated.
  •impeach (verb)
  • call account,
  • bringing charges against,
  • dis credits,
  • brought charges against,
  • casting doubt on,
  • dis credit,
  • casting aspersions on,
  • dis credited,
  • casts doubt on,
  • call in to question,
  • dis-credited,
  • holds fault,
  • dis crediting,
  • hold fault,
  • casts aspersions on,
  • holding at fault,
  • holds at fault,
  • held fault,
  • held at fault,
  • dis-crediting,
  • dis-credits,
  • brings charges against,
  • dis-credit,
  • holding fault.
  •implicate (verb)
  • lay one's door,
  • in sinuates,
  • laid at one door,
  • lays ones door,
  • lays door,
  • laying at ones door,
  • lays one door,
  • laid at one's door,
  • in-sinuate,
  • laid at door,
  • lays at ones door,
  • laying at door,
  • in-sinuating,
  • laid one's door,
  • points finger at,
  • lay at one door,
  • laying door,
  • lay at ones door,
  • lay one door,
  • pointing finger at,
  • laying ones door,
  • in sinuate,
  • laying at one door,
  • in sinuated,
  • lays one's door,
  • re-lated,
  • in sinuating,
  • lay ones door,
  • laid ones door,
  • lays at door,
  • laying one's door,
  • in-sinuates,
  • laid door,
  • laid one door,
  • lay door,
  • laying at one's door,
  • pointed finger at,
  • laying one door,
  • laid at ones door,
  • lays at one's door,
  • lays at one door,
  • re late.
  •malign (verb)
  • be smirches,
  • bespatters,
  • be-spatter,
  • be-spattered,
  • mis-representing,
  • de-tracts,
  • be-foul,
  • be fouled,
  • de-filing,
  • opprobriating,
  • speaks ill of,
  • be-fouling,
  • be-spatters,
  • de-file,
  • mudslings,
  • be-fouled,
  • be smirch,
  • mudslinged,
  • mis represent,
  • speaking ill of,
  • took swipe at,
  • de file,
  • be spatters,
  • be-smirches,
  • be smirched,
  • bad mouth,
  • de filed,
  • de-filed,
  • takes swipe at,
  • be-smirch,
  • de files,
  • be fouls,
  • mis representing,
  • de tracts,
  • took a swipe at,
  • be-spattering,
  • de-files,
  • be smirching,
  • be-smirching,
  • be-fouls,
  • de tract,
  • mis-represents,
  • taking swipe at,
  • be spatter,
  • villainizing,
  • opprobriates,
  • opprobriated,
  • villainized,
  • mis represented,
  • be spattered,
  • takes a swipe at,
  • de filing,
  • mis-represent,
  • be-smirched,
  • be foul,
  • be spattering,
  • de-tract,
  • villainizes,
  • be fouling,
  • taking a swipe at,
  • spake ill of,
  • spoke ill of,
  • mis represents,
  • mis-represented.
  •place blame for wrongdoing, fault (verb)
  • litigate,
  • summon,
  • prosecute,
  • let have it,
  • pin on,
  • lodge complaint,
  • finger,
  • file claim,
  • blow the whistle,
  • serve summons,
  • frame,
  • bring charges,
  • name.
  •prefer charges (verb)
  • took one court,
  • taking one court,
  • takes one to court,
  • pressing charges,
  • pressed charges,
  • take one court,
  • takes one court,
  • taking one to court,
  • presses charges,
  • took one to court.
  •sue (verb)
  • summons,
  • subpoena.
  •vituperate (verb)
  • rip in to,
  • ripping into,
  • tonguelashes,
  • barking at,
  • be rate,
  • tore in to,
  • tongue lashing,
  • tongue-lashes,
  • tonguelashed,
  • rips in to,
  • tongue-lashed,
  • tongue lashes,
  • ripped into,
  • yells at,
  • barks at,
  • be-rating,
  • rips into,
  • tonguelashing,
  • yelled at,
  • tearing in to,
  • be-rated,
  • be-rates,
  • tongue lashed,
  • ripped in to,
  • torn in to,
  • torn into,
  • be rating,
  • tonguelash,
  • tears in to,
  • ripping in to,
  • be rates,
  • tear in to,
  • barked at,
  • tore into,
  • yelling at,
  • be rated,
  • tare into,
  • tare in to,
  • tears into,
  • be-rate,
  • tearing into.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • implication,
  • swear out,
  • have up,
  • go to law,
  • trump up,
  • bring up,
  • prosecution,
  • bring before,
  • indictment.
  •
  • account,
  • whitewash,
  • set up,
  • haul.
  •charge
  • door.
  •criminate
  • recriminating.
  •sue
  • take to court,
  • take out after,
  • enter a plea,
  • see in court,
  • drag into court,
  • claim damages,
  • taking to court,
  • followed up,
  • institute legal proceedings,
  • file suit,
  • bring action,
  • prefer charges against,
  • follow up,
  • bring an action.
  •suspect
  • past.
  •vituperate
  • bark at,
  • tongue lash,
  • tear into,
  • yell at,
  • rip into,
  • tongue-lash.

Paraphrases for Accuse:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    accuses, accusing.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    allegations, says.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, AM, criticize, reproach.
  • Verb, base form
    criticize, prosecute, reproach, convict, censure, sue.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    accused.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    allege.
  • Verb, base form
    indict, suspect, condemn, condemns.

Antonyms for Accuse:

• v.

  • place blame for wrongdoing, fault
    approve, retreat, compliment, let go, flatter, exculpate, applaud, free, praise, vindicate, exonerate, support, pardon, commend, protect, absolve.
  • Other antonyms:
    defend, excuse, advocate, discharge, justify, remit, shrive, set free, overlook, condone, champion, release.

Homophones for Accuse:

• aix, acquiesce, ajaia, ascii, agassiz, Assessee, assize, ack-ack, axis, agio, as we say, agaze, aqua, a-okay, agog, Aggeus, aga, asea, ak, ackee, aqueous, assay, ag, ashe, ac, asia, ax, AUC, accho, azo, aguish, as, agua, assuage, asch, aas, auk, aegis, aku, accoucheuse, ashy, au jus, assegai, aweigh, asio, askew, Agee, awake, ask, Augeas, ACC, akka, assess, azygous, awash, ass, azoic, assizes, Ajax, achy, aug, akee, access, aussie, a.k.a., assagai, ascus, age, acacia, ache, aizoaceae, ash, agha, ascesis, Ajaia Ajaja, axe, aec, akha, ash cake, ago, auxesis, az, azygos, ace, akko, ajuga, a-ok, ague, as such, ash-key, ashcake, Asahikawa.

Hypernym for Accuse:

• v.

  • communication
    incriminate, slander, accuse, indict, criminate, reproach, smirch, asperse, defame, sully, blame, impeach, calumniate, besmirch, charge, lodge, arraign, file, smear, fault, upbraid, denigrate, recriminate.

Hyponym for Accuse:

• v.

  • communication
    charge, accuse.