51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

complicit

[kuhm-plis-it]

adjective

  1. choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity.



complicit

/ ˌɒˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. involved with others in reprehensible or illegal activity

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of complicit1

First recorded in 1855–60; back formation from complicity
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of complicit1

C20: back formation from complicity
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

He said on Thursday he was stepping down to defend himself in the Supreme Court on 25 June, maintaining he had "never committed a crime nor have I been complicit one".

From

Baroness Kennedy says her advice to the British government if it was asked for would be, "We've got to be very careful about being complicit in grievous crimes ourselves."

From

Lapid, another opposition leader, added: "There is nothing Jewish about this violence. The government ministers who remain silent in the face of these events are complicit in this disgrace."

From

If you think Biden’s administration was complicit in hiding his cognitive decline, take a look at those who work for Trump.

From

Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra on Tuesday as complicit in covering up former President Biden’s cognitive decline while in office.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


complicecomplicity