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implicate

The word “implicate” has 3 syllables: im-pli-cate

It's pronounced as /ˈɪm.pləˌkeɪt/

What is synonym and antonym for implicate?

In the thesaurus, “implicate” has 49 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for implicate along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for implicate

  • accuse
  • affect
  • associate
  • blame
  • blend
  • braid
  • charge
  • cite
  • compromise
  • concern
  • connect
  • embroil
  • enlace
  • entangle
  • entwine
  • frame
  • fuse
  • hint
  • impute
  • include
  • incriminate
  • inculpate
  • insinuate
  • interlace
  • intertwine
  • intertwist
  • interweave
  • inweave
  • join
  • lace
  • link
  • mean
  • mire
  • mix
  • name
  • pin on
  • plait
  • plat
  • pleach
  • ply
  • point finger at
  • relate
  • stigmatize
  • suggest
  • tangle
  • twist
  • weave
  • wreathe
  • writhe

Antonyms for implicate

Meanings of implicate

  • noun
    1. The thing implied.
  • verb
    1. (with “in”) To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way.
    2. To imply, to have as a necessary consequence or accompaniment.
    3. To imply without entailing; to have as an implicature.
    4. To fold or twist together, intertwine, interlace, entangle, entwine.

Example Sentences

  • The evidence could implicate several people in the fraud scheme.
  • He refused to implicate his coworkers during the investigation.
  • New findings may implicate the company in environmental violations.
  • The witness's testimony might implicate the defendant directly.
  • She didn’t want to implicate herself by answering the question.

On this page you'll find 70 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to implicate, such as: accuse, affect, associate, blame, blend, braid, charge.

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