accusive

Examples

• All

• His accusive tone made everyone uncomfortable in the meeting.

• She shot him an accusive glance as he entered the room late.

• Her tone was accusive during the meeting.

• The letter contained an accusive remark about his behavior.

• His accusive tone made everyone uncomfortable in the meeting.

• She shot him an accusive glance as he entered the room late.

• The accusive letter detailed every perceived wrongdoing over the past year.

Synonyms

A

accusatory

vsaccusive

10 6.3

Showing blame or suggesting someone did something wrong

is the general term for containing or expressing accusation or blame

A

accusative

vsaccusive

1 8.6

Showing blame toward someone

is broader, applying to any expression that contains accusation

A

accusing

vsaccusive

3.5

Showing that someone did something wrong

expresses accusation more generally rather than focusing on implying guilt

I

inculpative

vsaccusive

• Formal

9.9

Likely to show someone is guilty

covers accusation in general, not only evidence that incriminates

C

criminative

vsaccusive

• Formal

9.9

Suggesting that someone did something wrong

is the general descriptor for any expression that implies blame

C

criminatory

vsaccusive

• Formal

9.6

Suggesting that someone is guilty or to blame, especially in a legal case

applies more widely beyond legal or formal situations

Antonyms

D

defensive

118 4.0

Reacting as if people are criticizing you and trying to explain yourself

How Accusatory

condemning

4.9

accusive

8.2

suspicious

300 2.7

neutral

218 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology