Synonyms of implicate

implicate

verb

ˈim-plə-ˌkāt 

archaic

as in to weave

to cause to twine about one another

the implicated vines did form a most restful garden bower

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weave
• intertwine
• twist
• entwine
• interweave
• ply
• mix
• writhe
• braid
• interlace
• blend
• wreathe
• intertwist
• enlace
• inweave
• lace
• plat
• link
• plait
• pleach
• fuse
• join

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disentangle
• unwind
• untangle
• uncoil
• untwine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of implicate

Lula has not been directly implicated in the scandal, but figures close to his government have been drawn into the investigation. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

This caution is surprising in a writer who has elsewhere been fearless about identity and America, attentive to the country’s institutional capacity to humiliate, compromise, and implicate the people who claim it. — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Attorneys for Carter, who is Black, have said witnesses saw a White man fleeing the crime scene and that an investigator suppressed evidence that could implicate other suspects, including the victim’s husband, Orla Olesen. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Multiple eyewitnesses identified him to police and he was arrested, the prosecutor said, adding that Tyghter was implicated in CCTV footage. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026