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Noun
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Responsibility for a fault or wrong
culpability
fault
accountability
guilt
onus
responsibility
blameworthiness
rap
condemnation
liability
answerability
censure
incrimination
burden
culpableness
guiltiness
recrimination
buck
charge
aspersion
ascription
wrongdoing
criminality
malfeasance
wrongfulness
delinquency
stigma
infamy
imperative
obligation
incumbency
commitment
chargeability
duty
office
accountableness
“Management must, however, be principled enough to take the blame for this error in judgment.”
Noun
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A declaration of fault or blame against another
charge
accusation
indictment
imputation
impeachment
complaint
arraignment
inculpation
incrimination
denunciation
recrimination
attribution
censure
allegation
citation
plaint
assertion
insinuation
beef
finger-pointing
claim
suit
count
asseveration
slur
rap
crimination
condemnation
gripe
bum rap
more ❯
“The blame is pointed squarely at them because they drive the bigger, heavier vehicles.”
Noun
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An expression of condemnation or criticism
castigation
condemnation
criticism
disparagement
rebuke
reprimand
reproach
repudiation
attack
depreciation
disapprobation
disapproval
disfavorUS
disfavourUK
remonstrance
reproof
slur
tirade
chiding
diatribe
invective
reprehension
reprobation
stick
exprobation
implication
obloquy
animadversion
censure
expostulation
objurgation
opposition
more ❯
“It had just never entered her mind that the blame would come from her best friend.”
Noun
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A (degree of) loss or lack of reputation or respect
discredit
disgrace
shame
disrepute
ignominy
obloquy
infamy
dishonourUK
dishonorUS
opprobrium
disesteem
stigma
scandal
odium
reproach
humiliation
slur
smear
censure
notoriety
imputation
aspersion
demerit
damage
harm
ill repute
ill-repute
loss of reputation
loss of respect
stain
more ❯
Noun
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The act of recriminating
recrimination
bickering
retaliation
countercharge
squabbling
accusations
countercharges
retort
quarrel
reproach
retaliations
counteraccusation
accusation
counterattacks
quarrelingUS
quarrellingUK
counter-accusation
counter-accusations
mutual accusation
mutual accusations
Noun
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A heavy burden of responsibility or obligation
millstone
burden
strain
albatross
encumbrance
load
weight
worry
stress
liability
affliction
trouble
difficulty
hindrance
problem
cross
drag
misfortune
anxiety
punishment
responsibility
cumber
shackle
grievance
duty
onus
deadweight
obligation
chain
hardship
accountability
charge
concern
task
trial
cross to bear
ball and chain
dead weight
unwanted responsibility
thorn in one's side
more ❯
Verb
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To feel or declare that someone or something is at fault or wrong
accuse
censure
condemn
admonish
fault
denounce
incriminate
reproach
impeach
impugn
inculpate
reprove
indict
denunciate
frame
rebuke
recriminate
reprimand
impute
saddle
finger
rap
hold accountable
hold responsible
hold liable
accuse of
assign fault to
lay the blame on
place the blame on
assign guilt to
assign liability to
consider guilty of
find guilty of
pass the buck
point the finger
lay a guilt trip on
lay at one's door
lay a bad trip on
shift the blame
more ❯
“He tends to blame his parents for his unhappiness.”
Verb
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(blame on) To attribute the responsibility for something (bad) to someone or something
attribute
ascribe
assign
impute
credit
pin
stick
set down
put down
lay at the door of
accredit
allocate
allot
apply
rationalizeUS
explain
trace
charge
lay
refer
account for
chalk up
explain away
associate
reference
rationaliseUK
connect
associate with
set down to
hold responsible for
connect with
chalk up to
put down to
fix upon
lay on
hang on
pin on
place on
stick on
hold responsible
“Detectives would blame the crime on the cartel.”
Verb
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To be critical of
criticiseUK
criticizeUS
condemn
admonish
censure
reproach
chide
denounce
lambast
lambaste
blast
fault
flame
knock
pan
reprehend
roast
slag
upbraid
charge
dispraise
reprove
skin
dis
diss
tax
disapprove of
put down
tear into
find fault with
express disapprobation
express disapprobation of
jump all over
stick it to
climb all over
think badly of
jump down one's throat
more ❯
“I honestly can't blame Tim for trying to make some easy money.”
Verb
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To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
decry
disparage
denigrate
belittle
deprecate
derogate
depreciate
knock
vilify
diminish
vilipend
discredit
defame
minimiseUK
minimizeUS
dismiss
diss
discount
censure
malign
trash
dis
criticiseUK
criticizeUS
condemn
pan
slam
asperse
attack
traduce
denounce
revile
calumniate
slate
disgrace
abuse
excoriate
undervalue
lower
underrate
blast
reprehend
detract
underestimate
lambaste
reprobate
execrate
deplore
flame
downgrade
rap
pillory
anathematize
devalue
opprobriate
animadvert
hit
rail
complain
bad-mouth
run down
poor-mouth
put down
trash-talk
play down
talk down
cry down
write off
cast aspersions on
dump on
do a number on
kiss off
inveigh against
tear into
do a hatchet job on
pull to pieces
rail against
fulminate against
disapprove of
come down on
more ❯
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