accomplice

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UK /əˈkɒm.plɪs/ US /əˈkɑm.pləs/

noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

willing | unwilling | unwitting | alleged

PREP

~ in

My brother was an accomplice in the prank that made our teacher angry.

~ to

She was charged as an accomplice to the theft that occurred at the jewelry store.

Definitions

noun

An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

Childleſs Arturius, vaſtly rich before, / Thus by his Loſſes multiplies his Store: / Suſpected for Accomplice to the Fire, / That burnt his Palace but to build it higher.

And thou, the curs’d Accomplice of her Treaſon, / Declare thy Meſſage, and expect thy Doom.

A cooperator.

Succeſſe vnto our valiant Generall, / And happineſſe to his accomplices.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (e

confederate

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Childleſs Arturius, vaſtly rich before, / Thus by his Loſſes multiplies his Store: / Suſpected for Accomplice to the Fire, / That burnt his Palace but to build it higher.

Wiktionary

And thou, the curs’d Accomplice of her Treaſon, / Declare thy Meſſage, and expect thy Doom.

Wiktionary

“You have a young son, yet you involve yourself in the world of organised crime. Robbing a bank no less! Stealing half a million pounds! Money, I might add, that has never been recovered. You must kno

Wiktionary

He was considered an accomplice.

Tatoeba · #295290

He was considered to be an accomplice.

Tatoeba · #632486

They thought that he was an accomplice.

Tatoeba · #632487

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, accomplice is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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