Antonyms for accomplice

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uh-kom-plis

Phonetic Transcription : əˈkɒm plɪs

Definition of accomplice

Origin : 1580s (earlier complice, late 15c.), from Old French complice "a confederate," from Late Latin complicem (nominative complex) "partner, confederate," from Latin complicare "fold together" (see complicate). With parasitic a- on model of accomplish, etc., or perhaps by assimilation of indefinite article in phrase a complice.

noun helper, especially in committing a crime

Example sentences :

The physician's accomplice, undertaker's benefactor and grave worm's provider.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

She might be an accomplice, but she must have had a principal—and who could that principal be?
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

The cornet hesitated for a little, and then told his uncle the name of his accomplice.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

As he had said, the idea of having an accomplice relieved him.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

I was going to bring trouble and disgrace upon you also as my comrade and accomplice.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

The witness remembered how at the inquiry the defendant Ray had defended his accomplice.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

But if he had no accomplice, who were the two men who watched the destruction of La Liberté?
Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson

I know enough of law to understand that Mary would be had as accomplice.
Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Nay, I believe I must share in the crime and the penalty, for I was an accomplice throughout.
Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper

The first wife who bore my name was my accomplice, the second was a poisoner.
Extract from : « The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) » by Alexandre Dumas pre

Synonyms for accomplice

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