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blame
noun as in condemnation
Strongest match
Strong matches
accusation, animadversion, arraignment, attack, attribution, castigation, censure, charge, chiding, complaint, denunciation, depreciation, diatribe, disapprobation, disapproval, disfavor, disparagement, expostulation, impeachment, implication, imputation, incrimination, inculpation, indictment, invective, objurgation, obloquy, opposition, rebuke, recrimination, remonstrance, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, reprobation, reproof, repudiation, slur, tirade
Weak match
noun as in responsibility
Strongest matches
accountability, burden, culpability, fault, guilt, liability, onus
Strong matches
Example Sentences
One source in the report called Patel “very personable and likable,” but blamed him for creating “a culture of mistrust and uncertainty among the ranks.”
The OBR quickly removed the forecast document from its website and apologised for the release, which it blamed on a "technical error".
However, he claims that money still has not been paid to him—an error that Minaj, 42, has since blamed on one of her financial advisers.
Some have blamed bureaucratic red tape for slowing down the distribution of food aid.
There’s plenty of blame to go around for these baleful developments.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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