blame

Definition of blame

Verbs

put or pin the blame on
Synonyms:
fault
Antonyms:
absolve
let off the hook
free, justify
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Type of:
accuse, charge
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
harass with constant criticism
Synonyms:
find fault, pick
Type of:
criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
attribute responsibility to
"We blamed the accident on her"
Synonyms:
charge
Type of:
ascribe, assign, attribute, impute
attribute or credit to

Nouns

an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
"the police laid the blame on the driver"
Synonyms:
incrimination, inculpation
Types:
self-incrimination
an accusation that incriminates yourself
Type of:
accusal, accusation
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
"he took the blame for it"
Synonyms:
rap
Type of:
reproach
a mild rebuke or criticism

Adjectives

expletives used informally as intensifiers
"it's a blamed shame"
"a blame cold winter"
Synonyms:
blamed, blasted, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal
cursed, curst
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier

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Words that contain blame

blame game
 blameable
 blamed
 blameful
 blameless
 blamelessly
 blamelessness
 blameworthiness
 blameworthy
 not by a blame sight