Englishaccuse
verb
1 four people were accused of assault:
charge with, indict for, arraign for, take to court for, put on trial for, bring to trial for, prosecute for;
summons, cite, make accusations about, lay charges against, file charges against, prefer charges against;
North American impeach for;
archaic inculpate.
▷antonyms absolve, clear, exonerate.
2 the companies have been accused of causing job losses:
blame for, hold responsible for, lay the blame on someone for, hold accountable for, hold answerable for, condemn for, criticize for, denounce for;
impute blame to, assign guilt to, attribute liability to, declare guilty;
informal lay at the door of, point the finger at, stick on, pin on.
▷antonyms defend, hold blameless.