implicates
Suggests guilt of
Implicates means to show someone's involvement in something, usually wrongdoing: The evidence implicates several high-ranking officials.
It suggests connection without necessarily proving guilt—to implicate is to entangle or draw in.
More abstractly, one thing implicates another when it necessarily involves or implies it: The theory implicates a complete rethinking of causation.
Traps by intertwining
- embroilsInvolves in strife
- involvesIncludes necessarily
- enmeshesEntangles or entraps
- ensnaresCatches by trickery
connects · associates · links · ties · compromises · taints · incriminates · entwines
Shows evidence of guilt
- indictsFormally accuses of crime
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- prosecutesPursues legal action
- accusesAlleges wrongdoing against
arraigns · denounces · alleges · inculpates · names · fingers · identifies · connects
Shows evidence of guilt
- connectsCreates a link between
- linksThings that connect
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- provesEstablishes truth of
demonstrates · shows · reveals · exposes · uncovers · corroborates · confirms · establishes
Conveys indirectly
- indicatesShows or points to
- signalsConveyed indications
- hintsIndirect suggestions
- insinuatesSuggests something indirectly
suggests · intimates · denotes · signifies · conveys · betokens · presupposes · entails
Necessarily requires or includes
- involvesIncludes necessarily
- meansMethod or resources
- necessitatesMakes mandatory or unavoidable
- leads toProduces as outcome
results in · brings about · carries · presupposes · requires · demands · portends · occasions
entangles
Traps by intertwining
ensnares · connects · associates · links · ties · compromises · taints · incriminates · entwines · catches up
incriminates
Shows evidence of guilt
- indictsFormally accuses of crime
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- prosecutesPursues legal action
accuses · arraigns · denounces · alleges · inculpates · names · fingers · identifies · connects · links
incriminates
Shows evidence of guilt
proves · demonstrates · shows · reveals · exposes · uncovers · corroborates · confirms · establishes · documents
implies
Conveys indirectly
insinuates · suggests · intimates · denotes · signifies · conveys · betokens · presupposes · entails · means
entails
Necessarily requires or includes
- involvesIncludes necessarily
- meansMethod or resources
- necessitatesMakes mandatory or unavoidable
leads to · results in · brings about · carries · presupposes · requires · demands · portends · occasions · engenders
implicatesexonerates
Officially clears of blame
clears · absolves · exculpates · vindicates · acquits
implicatesexcludes
Deliberately leaves out
eliminates · dissociates · disconnects · exempts · separates
- legal implicationsPotential outcomes affecting rights
- tax implicationsFinancial effects of transactions
- moral implicationsRight-wrong considerations of actions
- economic implicationsMonetary effects of actions
- ethical implicationsMoral significance of choices
- health implicationsEffects on bodily welfare
implication, implications, implicate, implicated, implicating