What is another word for blame?
1047 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ blˈe͡ɪm], [ blˈeɪm], [ b_l_ˈeɪ_m]Table of Contents
Similar words for blame:- guilty (adjective)
- abuse (noun)
- accusation (noun)
- attack (noun)
- attribution (noun)
- burden (noun)
- come down on (noun)
- communication (noun)
- condemnation (noun)
- criticism (noun)
- denunciation (noun)
- deuced (noun)
- disapproval (noun)
- dishonor (noun)
- disparagement (noun)
- goddam (noun)
- goddamn (noun)
- goddamned (noun)
- ill will (noun)
- invective (noun)
- knock (noun)
- liability (noun)
- millstone (noun)
- odium (noun)
- pick (noun)
- rebuke (noun)
- reflection (noun)
- reprimand (noun)
- responsibility (noun)
- stigma (noun)
- vituperation (noun)
- accuse (verb)
- accuse; place responsibility (verb)
- arraign (verb)
- attack (verb)
- attribute (verb)
- call to account (verb)
- censure (verb)
- charge (verb)
- chide (verb)
- cognition (verb)
- communication (verb)
- criticize (verb)
- denounce (verb)
- disapprove (verb)
- impeach (verb)
- implicate (verb)
- incriminate (verb)
- jaw (verb)
- knock (verb)
- pan (verb)
- pick at/pick on (verb)
- pin on (verb)
- rebuke (verb)
- remonstrate (verb)
- reproach (verb)
- revile (verb)
- scold (verb)
- sentence (verb)
- upbraid (verb)
- vituperate (verb)
- other synonyms
- accuse
- attack
- attribute
- aversion
- ban
- charge
- criticize
- culpability
- damning
- disapprove
- jaw
- liability
- pan
- remonstrate
- reproach
- revile
- vituperate
Synonyms for Blame:
adj.
•guilty (adjective)n.
•abuse (noun)- badmouthings,
- up braidings,
- bad-mouthings,
- pushing arounds,
- knifings,
- kicking arounds,
- upbraidings,
- up-braidings,
- signifyings,
- hosings,
- bad mouthings.
- accusation,
- allegation,
- charge,
- complaint,
- denouncement,
- grievance,
- incrimination,
- criticism,
- indictment,
- accusal,
- insinuation,
- allegement.
- accreditation,
- attribution,
- citation,
- acknowledgement,
- assignment,
- application,
- ascription,
- attachment.
- thorn side,
- thorn in ones side,
- ball chain,
- thorn one side,
- mis fortune,
- weary loads,
- herculean tasks,
- thorn ones side,
- mis fortunes,
- mis-fortunes,
- excess baggages,
- thorn in one side,
- thorn one's side.
- come.
- chiding,
- exprobation,
- animadversion,
- recrimination,
- opposition,
- repudiation,
- disfavor,
- castigation,
- arraignment,
- depreciation,
- expostulation,
- tirade,
- slur,
- implication,
- disapprobation,
- disapproval,
- perdition,
- diatribe,
- reprehension,
- remonstrance.
- de rogations,
- stigmatizations,
- de rogation,
- in criminations,
- in crimination,
- de-rogations,
- in-crimination,
- upbraidments,
- in-criminations,
- de-rogation,
- damnings.
- admonishment,
- renouncement,
- vilification,
- chastisement,
- deprecation,
- defamation,
- denigration,
- derision.
- dis credit,
- dis courtesy,
- dis repute,
- de gradation,
- de-gradation,
- in dignity,
- dis credits,
- dis-courtesy,
- in-dignities,
- de-gradations,
- dis-reputes,
- dis-credits,
- out-rages,
- dis-honors,
- dis honor,
- in dignities,
- dis-credit,
- dis-graces,
- out-rage,
- dis-repute,
- de gradations,
- dis grace,
- out rages,
- dis honors,
- dis courtesies,
- dis reputes,
- in-dignity,
- dis-grace,
- dis graces,
- dis-honor,
- dis-courtesies.
- de basements,
- under estimation,
- under estimations,
- backstabbings,
- under-estimation,
- de-basement,
- under-estimations,
- de-basements,
- de basement.
- un-friendliness,
- no love losts,
- bad wills,
- un friendliness,
- de-spite,
- unfriendlinesses,
- de spites,
- un-friendlinesses,
- de-spites,
- despites,
- de spite,
- hatred; hard feeling,
- un friendlinesses.
- pick.
- chewingout,
- ex postulation,
- talkingto,
- goingover,
- kick teeth,
- kick the teeth,
- telling-offs,
- bawling-outs,
- talking-tos,
- talkingtos,
- slap face,
- tellingoff,
- re-pulses,
- bawlingouts,
- reprovals,
- bawling outs,
- re pulses,
- ex-postulations,
- ex-postulation,
- earfuls,
- chewingouts,
- ex postulations,
- tellingoffs,
- chewing outs,
- telling offs,
- bawlingout,
- talking tos,
- chewing-outs,
- dressingdown.
v.
•accuse (verb) •accuse; place responsibility (verb)- let one have it,
- reprove,
- reprehend,
- skin,
- hold responsible,
- lay a bad trip on,
- point the finger,
- Denunciate,
- roast,
- express disapprobation,
- finger,
- jump down one's throat,
- stick it to,
- blast,
- impute,
- ascribe,
- jump all over,
- lower the boom,
- saddle,
- pass the buck,
- lay to,
- frame,
- admonish,
- disapprove.
- lay at one door,
- lay ones door,
- lays ones door,
- laying one door,
- laying one's door,
- laying ones door,
- pins it on,
- laid at one's door,
- points the finger at,
- pinned it on,
- lays one door,
- pointed the finger at,
- lays at one's door,
- laid one door,
- lays at ones door,
- laid at one door,
- lays at one door,
- laying at ones door,
- laying at one's door,
- lay one's door,
- lay at ones door,
- laying at one door,
- pointing the finger at,
- laid one's door,
- pinning it on,
- laid at ones door,
- lays one's door,
- laid ones door,
- lay one door.
- jumped down one's throat,
- jumping on case,
- jump case,
- be-rated,
- jumped on one's case,
- jumped one case,
- jumping down throat,
- jumped ones case,
- jump one case,
- jumps on one case,
- jumps ones case,
- jumping one case,
- re-prove,
- shoots down,
- jumping down one's throat,
- jumped down one throat,
- shooting down,
- jumped on ones case,
- jumped down ones throat,
- jumps one's case,
- jumped case,
- jumping down one throat,
- jumps down one's throat,
- re-proved,
- jump on ones case,
- jumping on one case,
- jumping on one's case,
- jump down one throat,
- jumps on ones case,
- jumped on one case,
- jumps one case,
- re proves,
- be rate,
- re-proving,
- jumping case,
- be rates,
- jumping ones case,
- be-rate,
- jumping down ones throat,
- re proving,
- re proved,
- jumping on ones case,
- jump one's case,
- jumped one's case,
- jump ones case,
- jumps case,
- jumps on case,
- jumps down one throat,
- jumped down throat,
- re-proves,
- jump on one case,
- jumps on one's case,
- jump on case,
- jumping one's case,
- lay in to,
- jumped on case,
- jump down ones throat,
- jumps down ones throat,
- jumps down throat,
- be-rates,
- re prove,
- be rated.
- acknowledge,
- brand,
- place,
- attach,
- set,
- apply,
- refer,
- accredit,
- mark,
- cast,
- connect,
- credit,
- assign,
- cite.
- cast stone at,
- casts stone at,
- casting stone at,
- call account,
- casts a stone at,
- casting a stone at.
- carping at,
- re-buffed,
- picks apart,
- takes task,
- pulled apart,
- finds fault with,
- reads out,
- looking askance,
- tears apart,
- re buffing,
- exprobating,
- ex probates,
- gets after,
- found fault with,
- re buffs,
- got after,
- gat after,
- taking to task,
- looked askance,
- looks askance,
- take task,
- picked apart,
- re buff,
- exprobated,
- gotten after,
- takes to task,
- re buffed,
- ex probated,
- carps at,
- took to task,
- re-buffing,
- exprobates,
- tare apart,
- took task,
- re-buff,
- pulling apart,
- ex probating,
- taking task,
- re-buffs,
- picking apart,
- ex-probate,
- getting after,
- ex-probates,
- carped at,
- finding fault with,
- ex-probating,
- ex probate,
- ex-probated.
- whistleblew,
- dragged in to court,
- drag in to court,
- dragging into court,
- whistle blowing,
- whistle-blows,
- whistleblow,
- drags in to court,
- dragged into court,
- whistle-blew,
- blowing whistle on,
- whistle-blowing,
- whistleblows,
- blew whistle on,
- blows whistle on,
- blew the whistle on,
- whistle blew,
- whistle blow,
- dragging in to court,
- whistle blows,
- drags into court,
- blows the whistle on,
- Whistleblowing,
- blowing the whistle on.
- calling on the carpet,
- called on the carpet,
- slapped the wrist,
- slaps the wrist,
- calls on the carpet,
- calls carpet,
- ticks off,
- slapping on wrist,
- slap the wrist,
- slapping the wrist,
- gave hard time,
- slapping on the wrist,
- monished,
- call on carpet,
- takes down peg,
- talks to,
- called carpet,
- calling the carpet,
- speaks to,
- monishing,
- giving a hard time,
- called the carpet,
- took down peg,
- took down a peg,
- taking down peg,
- taking down a peg,
- spake to,
- slapped on wrist,
- call carpet,
- talked to,
- found fault,
- gives hard time,
- gives a hard time,
- take down peg,
- called on carpet,
- slaps on the wrist,
- calling carpet,
- slapped on the wrist,
- slaps on wrist,
- takes down a peg,
- slapped wrist,
- ticking off,
- calls the carpet,
- calls on carpet,
- giving hard time,
- slaps wrist,
- slapping wrist,
- called down,
- finding fault,
- finds fault,
- give hard time,
- monishes,
- calls down,
- gave a hard time,
- calling on carpet,
- call the carpet.
- did a number on,
- cuts to bits,
- giving bad press,
- nit picking,
- does number on,
- didst a number on,
- re-probating,
- nagged at,
- fustigates,
- nagging at,
- doing a number on,
- jumps on,
- fulminates against,
- animadverted on,
- re probated,
- re-probates,
- animadverts on,
- did number on,
- nit-picks,
- fustigated,
- doth a number on,
- cutting bits,
- skins alive,
- re probates,
- re-probate,
- re probating,
- nit-picked,
- gives bad press,
- denunciates,
- re-probated,
- doeth a number on,
- dost number on,
- dost a number on,
- fustigating,
- cuts bits,
- nit pick,
- cutting to bits,
- gave bad press,
- nit picked,
- re probate,
- jumping on,
- denunciated,
- doest a number on,
- does a number on,
- doth number on,
- nit picks,
- nags at,
- cut bits,
- fulminated against,
- doest number on,
- doing number on,
- fulminating against,
- didst number on,
- doeth number on,
- denunciating,
- animadverting on.
- inveighed against,
- de claims,
- de-claims,
- de claiming,
- inveighs against,
- de claimed,
- ex posed,
- de-claiming,
- de-claimed,
- pro-scribed,
- inveighing against,
- de crying,
- pro scribe,
- de-claim,
- ex-posing,
- charging with,
- ex-pose,
- de-crying,
- de claim,
- pro scribes,
- pro-scribing,
- de-cried,
- pro-scribes,
- pro-scribe,
- ex-posed,
- de cry,
- pro scribed,
- de-cry,
- charges with,
- de-cries,
- ex pose,
- de cries,
- de cried,
- pro scribing.
- scorn,
- deride,
- castigate,
- discredit,
- defame,
- vilify,
- chastise,
- renounce,
- defile,
- denigrate,
- chasten,
- deprecate,
- disparage.
- casting aspersions on,
- holding fault,
- brought charges against,
- bringing charges against,
- holding at fault,
- holds fault,
- held fault,
- dis credited,
- hold fault,
- held at fault,
- dis crediting,
- dis-crediting,
- call in to question,
- dis-credited,
- casts aspersions on,
- casting doubt on,
- holds at fault,
- brings charges against,
- casts doubt on.
- in sinuates,
- in-sinuates,
- in-sinuating,
- in sinuate,
- re late,
- in sinuating,
- re-lated,
- in-sinuate,
- in sinuated.
- in criminate,
- in-criminating,
- in criminated,
- in criminates,
- in-criminated,
- in criminating,
- in-criminate,
- in-criminates.
- in fixes,
- in fixed,
- in stilled,
- rigidifies,
- freezing to,
- nailing down,
- in fixing,
- in-fixes,
- rivetted,
- froze to,
- in-stilled,
- in-grained,
- stays put,
- in-stalled,
- in stalled,
- in-stilling,
- in-grain,
- in-grains,
- stayed put,
- in-stalling,
- freezes to,
- in grain,
- staid put,
- in stalling,
- in fix,
- in stilling,
- rivetting,
- in-graining,
- in graining,
- in-stall,
- in-fix.
- climbed all over,
- sits on,
- climbed over,
- leans on,
- carped on,
- climbs all over,
- leaned on,
- climbing over,
- carping on,
- climbing all over,
- carps on,
- climbs over,
- went after,
- sounding off,
- leant on,
- sounds off,
- sate on.
- frown up on,
- frowning upon,
- with stand,
- pro testing,
- pro-tested,
- pro-testing,
- with stood,
- dis sents,
- with-stands,
- with standing,
- took exception,
- with-stand,
- takes issue,
- dis-sents,
- taking issue,
- dis sent,
- takes exception,
- pro tested,
- frowns upon,
- frowning up on,
- frowned up on,
- frowns up on,
- with-standing,
- ex cept,
- with stands,
- dis-sent,
- took issue,
- ex-cept,
- frowned upon.
- de-famed,
- calling to task,
- gives comeuppance,
- de-faming,
- de fame,
- gives the devil,
- de-fames,
- called to task,
- de faming,
- called task,
- call task,
- gave devil,
- giving devil,
- gives devil,
- gave the devil,
- gave comeuppance,
- give devil,
- de-fame,
- calls to task,
- de fames,
- de famed,
- calling task,
- calls task,
- giving the devil,
- giving comeuppance.
- gives a talking to,
- laying down the law,
- lay down law,
- giving a talking to,
- give talking to,
- giving talking to,
- gave a talking to,
- laid down law,
- gives talking to,
- laying down law,
- laid down the law,
- lays down law,
- re-vile,
- gave talking to,
- re vile.
- lights in to,
- give talking-to,
- giving talking-to,
- give a talkingto,
- lit in to,
- gave talkingto,
- lighted in to,
- giving a talkingto,
- giving a talking-to,
- pre aching,
- lights into,
- gives talking-to,
- lit into,
- gives talkingto,
- lighting into,
- gave a talkingto,
- lighted into,
- kept aft,
- gave talking-to,
- objurates,
- pre-aching,
- giving talkingto,
- pre-ached,
- pre ached,
- lighting in to,
- gives a talkingto,
- objurated,
- keeps aft,
- gave a talking-to,
- keeping aft,
- light in to,
- gives a talking-to,
- give talkingto,
- objurating.
- passed judgment,
- de-votes,
- passing judgment,
- de-vote,
- sent up the river,
- de vote,
- sending to prison,
- took the fall,
- de-voting,
- sent up river,
- sending up river,
- de voting,
- throws the book at,
- sends up river,
- puts on ice,
- send river,
- sent river,
- de votes,
- threw book at,
- sends the river,
- send prison,
- taking fall,
- sends up the river,
- sent prison,
- sends river,
- passes judgment,
- throwing the book at,
- sends prison,
- throws book at,
- sent the river,
- send up river,
- putting ice,
- takes the fall,
- takes fall,
- sending prison,
- throwing book at,
- sending river,
- send the river,
- put ice,
- de voted,
- puts ice,
- threw the book at,
- took fall,
- sent to prison,
- de-voted,
- take fall,
- sends to prison,
- sending the river,
- taking the fall,
- putting on ice.
Other synonyms:
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- nag,
- forgive,
- ride,
- second-guess,
- satirize,
- rubbish,
- kiss off,
- derogate,
- sling off,
- slag off,
- weigh into,
- sniff,
- dog,
- slap down,
- reprobation,
- beat up,
- go on at,
- snipe,
- scapegoat,
- badmouth,
- fuss at,
- get down on,
- target,
- boo,
- nitpick,
- talk down,
- stigmatize,
- tax with.
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•
- judge,
- strike out,
- whitewash,
- get at,
- obloquy,
- responsibility,
- objection,
- run down,
- pull up,
- conviction.
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- pitch into,
- put down,
- affix.
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•
- correct.
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- fix.
- recriminate,
- lodge complaint,
- litigate,
- framing,
- let have it,
- serve summons,
- file claim,
- recriminating,
- lay at door,
- bring charges,
- hang something on,
- blow whistle,
- name,
- hold accountable,
- Slurring,
- tax,
- point finger at,
- indict,
- Summoned.
- Vilified,
- blitzed,
- jump down throat,
- maligned,
- jump on one's case,
- shoot down,
- shot down,
- blitzing,
- stretch.
- door.
- nit-picking,
- ripping,
- jumped on,
- cut to bits,
- Reprobating,
- nit-pick,
- animadvert on,
- jump on,
- fluffed,
- jaw,
- blistered,
- do number on,
- skinned alive,
- nag at,
- fulminate against,
- do a number on,
- give bad press,
- fluffing,
- Reprobated,
- reprobates,
- Trashed,
- rap,
- Fustigate,
- skinning alive,
- skin alive.
Paraphrases for Blame:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
blamed.
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Proper noun, singular
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
accusation.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
allegations, holds.
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Noun, singular or mass
reproach, Culpa, censure, shame, accountability, allegation, perpetrator, debt, wrongdoing, misconduct.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
culpability, fault, culprit, liability, guilty, criticism, indictment, condemnation, finger.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Blame:
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n.
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condemnation
compliment, retreat, approval, acquittal, recommendation, thanks, praise, exoneration, ratification, peace, flattery, health, commendation, harmony, exaltation, endorsement, sanction, applause, exculpation.
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condemnation
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v.
Hypernym for Blame:
n.
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communication
self-incrimination.
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communication
Hyponym for Blame:
n.
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communication
accusal, accusation.
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communication
v.