Why do you accuse my son?
Source: tatoeba (16453)
Accuse
/əˈkjuːz/
Synonyms for "accuse" (118 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (24)
Strong matches (35)
Related words (59)
Noun(8 words)
Verb(16 words)
Adjective(2 words)
incriminatingsingle component fault
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: charge, accosting, accuse of, allege, allege.
- Sentence evidence is available for accuse, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "accuse".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "accuse"
Keep "accuse" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "accuse" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "accuse", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "accuse" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
3 entriesMore specific
4 entriesCollocations
5 entriesfalse accusationformal accusationpublic accusationserious accusationunfounded accusation
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
92 translations across 62 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κατηγορέω verb (attribute blame to someone)
Arabic
1 entries- اِتَّهَمَ verb (attribute blame to someone)
Asturian
1 entries- acusar verb (attribute blame to someone)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- ittiham etmək verb (attribute blame to someone)
- suçlamaq verb (attribute blame to someone)
Belarusian
2 entries- абвінава́ціць verb (attribute blame to someone)
- абвінава́чваць verb (attribute blame to someone)
Bulgarian
1 entries- обвиня́вам verb (attribute blame to someone)
Catalan
1 entries- acusar verb (attribute blame to someone)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎫᎯᏍᏗᎭ verb (attribute blame to someone)
Cheyenne
1 entries- -ho'é'ėšé'tov verb (attribute blame to someone)
Chickasaw
1 entries- ishtombohli verb (attribute blame to someone)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 指控 verb (attribute blame to someone)
- 指責 /指责 verb (attribute blame to someone)
- 控告 verb (attribute blame to someone)
- 控訴 /控诉 verb (attribute blame to someone)
Czech
2 entries- obvinit verb (attribute blame to someone)
- obviňovat verb (attribute blame to someone)
Danish
2 entries- anklage verb (attribute blame to someone)
- beskylde verb (attribute blame to someone)
Dutch
2 entries- aanklagen verb (attribute blame to someone)
- beschuldigen verb (attribute blame to someone)
Esperanto
1 entries- akuzi verb (attribute blame to someone)
Finnish
1 entries- syyttää verb (attribute blame to someone)
French
1 entries- accuser verb (attribute blame to someone)
Galician
1 entries- acusar verb (attribute blame to someone)
Georgian
1 entries- დაბრალება verb (attribute blame to someone)
German
2 entries- anklagen verb (attribute blame to someone)
- beschuldigen verb (attribute blame to someone)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 verb (attribute blame to someone)
Greek
1 entries- κατηγορώ verb (attribute blame to someone)
Hebrew
1 entries- האשים verb (attribute blame to someone)
Hindi
1 entries- आरोप लगाना verb (attribute blame to someone)
Hungarian
2 entries- megvádol verb (attribute blame to someone)
- vádol verb (attribute blame to someone)
Icelandic
1 entries- kæra verb (attribute blame to someone)
Ido
1 entries- akuzar verb (attribute blame to someone)
Indonesian
1 entries- menuduh verb (attribute blame to someone)
Interlingua
1 entries- accusar verb (attribute blame to someone)
Irish
1 entries- coirigh verb (attribute blame to someone)
Italian
1 entries- accusare verb (attribute blame to someone)
Japanese
2 entries- 問う verb (attribute blame to someone)
- 着せる verb (attribute blame to someone)
Kituba
1 entries- funda verb (attribute blame to someone)
Kongo
1 entries- funda verb (attribute blame to someone)
Korean
1 entries- 고소하다 verb (attribute blame to someone)
Latin
2 entries- accūsō verb (attribute blame to someone)
- crīminor verb (attribute blame to someone)
Lingala
1 entries- funda verb (attribute blame to someone)
Lithuanian
2 entries- apkaltinti verb (attribute blame to someone)
- kaltinti verb (attribute blame to someone)
Lower Sorbian
2 entries- do winy dawaś verb (attribute blame to someone)
- do winy daś verb (attribute blame to someone)
Macedonian
2 entries- обвини verb (attribute blame to someone)
- обвинува verb (attribute blame to someone)
Māori
2 entries- whakapae verb (attribute blame to someone)
- whakatuaki verb (attribute blame to someone)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- beskylde verb (attribute blame to someone)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- skulde verb (attribute blame to someone)
- skylde verb (attribute blame to someone)
Old English
1 entries- sacan verb (attribute blame to someone)
Polish
2 entries- oskarżać verb (attribute blame to someone)
- oskarżyć verb (attribute blame to someone)
Portuguese
1 entries- acusar verb (attribute blame to someone)
Romanian
1 entries- acuza verb (attribute blame to someone)
Russian
3 entries- вини́ть verb (attribute blame to someone)
- обвини́ть verb (attribute blame to someone)
- обвиня́ть verb (attribute blame to someone)
Scots
1 entries- wyte verb (attribute blame to someone)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- cuir às leth verb (attribute blame to someone)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- okríviti verb (attribute blame to someone)
- optúžiti verb (attribute blame to someone)
- окри́вити verb (attribute blame to someone)
- опту́жити verb (attribute blame to someone)
Slovak
3 entries- obviniť verb (attribute blame to someone)
- obviňovať verb (attribute blame to someone)
- obžalovať verb (attribute blame to someone)
Slovene
1 entries- obtožiti verb (attribute blame to someone)
Spanish
1 entries- acusar verb (attribute blame to someone)
Swedish
2 entries- anklaga verb (attribute blame to someone)
- beskylla verb (attribute blame to someone)
Tagalog
2 entries- magbintang verb (attribute blame to someone)
- pagbintangan verb (attribute blame to someone)
Turkish
1 entries- suçlamak verb (attribute blame to someone)
Ukrainian
2 entries- звинува́тити verb (attribute blame to someone)
- звинува́чувати verb (attribute blame to someone)
Upper Sorbian
2 entries- wobwinić verb (attribute blame to someone)
- wobwinować verb (attribute blame to someone)
Volapük
1 entries- kusadön verb (attribute blame to someone)
West-Frisian
1 entries- beskuldigje verb (attribute blame to someone)
Yiddish
1 entries- באַשולדיקן verb (attribute blame to someone)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Don't accuse others for your own failure.
Source: tatoeba (264744)
You can't accuse him of stealing unless you have proof.
Source: tatoeba (268222)
You have done these things, and I kept silence. You thought that the "I AM" was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.
Source: tatoeba (389482)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "accuse"?
Closest matches include charge, accosting, accuse of, allege, allege.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "accuse"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.