📖 Definitions of "Incriminating"
verb
- 1
To accuse or bring criminal charges against.
"The newspapers incriminated the innocent man unjustly."
- 2
To indicate the guilt of.
"We have all sorts of evidence which incriminates you."
adjective
- 1
Causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.
🔄 Synonyms of "Incriminating"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inculpatory | That causes someone to be blamed for something. |
| incriminatory | That incriminates. |
| inculpative | causing blame to be imputed to |
| criminative | (archaic) Charging with crime; accusing; criminatory. |
| criminatory | (archaic) Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusatory. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Incriminating"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| criminatory | (archaic) Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusatory. |
| criminative | (archaic) Charging with crime; accusing; criminatory. |
| inculpatory | That causes someone to be blamed for something. |
| inculpative | causing blame to be imputed to |
| accusingnoun | Accusation. |
| compromisingnoun | Willing or able to make a compromise. |
| underminingnoun | The act or process by which something is undermined. |
| endangeringnoun | The act of putting someone or something in danger. |
| hamperingnoun | That which hampers; an impediment. |
| affecting | Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions. |
| characterizingverb | (transitive) To be typical of. |
| criminalizingverb | (transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban. |
| jeopardisingverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize. [(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.] |
| jeopardizingverb | (US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten. |
| outlawingverb | A fugitive from the law. |
| accusativenoun | (grammar) The accusative case. |
| bloodstained | Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood. |
| guilty | (law) Judged to have committed a crime. |
| blameful | blameworthy |
| offendingnoun | The act of committing an offence. |
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