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/ɹɪˈkɹɪmɪneɪt/ · verb
(ambitransitive) To accuse in return, state an accusation in return, make a countercharge..
Tom said Harry had lied, and Harry recriminated by saying Tom had manipulated him.
It is not my business to recriminate, hoping sufficiently to clear myself in this matter.
Besides, he might come and begin a string of abuse or complainings; I’m certain I should recriminate, and God knows where we should end!
Use recriminate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Recriminate means (ambitransitive) To accuse in return, state an accusation in return, make a countercharge..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Tom said Harry had lied, and Harry recriminated by saying Tom had manipulated him.
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