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Adjective incriminating has 1 sense

criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory - charging or suggestive of guilt or blame; "incriminatory testimony"
Antonym: exculpatory (indirect, via inculpatory)

Verb incriminate has 2 senses

incriminate, imply, inculpate - suggest that someone is guilty
--₁ is one way to suggest, evoke, paint a picture

Derived forms: noun incrimination₁, noun crime₂, noun crime₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"
--₂ is one way to charge, accuse

Derived forms: noun incrimination₁, noun crime₁
Sample sentence:
They want to incriminate the prisoners