Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb implicate

2 senses of implicate

Sense 1
implicate -- (bring into intimate and incriminating connection; "He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government")
       => involve, affect, regard -- (connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business")

Sense 2
entail, implicate -- (impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?")
       => lead -- (tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests")

Antonyms of adj implicated

1 sense of implicated

Sense 1
implicated, concerned -- (culpably involved; "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"; "named three officials implicated in the plot"; "an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime")

INDIRECT (VIA involved) -> uninvolved -- (not involved; "being uninvolved he remained objective")

Similarity of adj implicated

1 sense of implicated

Sense 1
implicated, concerned -- (culpably involved; "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"; "named three officials implicated in the plot"; "an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime")
       => involved (vs. uninvolved) -- (connected by participation or association or use; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified")

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