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hang something on

VERB
accuse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allege arraign arrest attack blame brand charge cite complain denounce implicate indict name prosecute sue summon
STRONG
apprehend attribute betray censure criminate finger frame impeach impute incriminate inculpate libel litigate recriminate slander slur tax
WEAK
blow the whistle bring charges file claim hold accountable lay at door let have it lodge complaint pin on point finger at serve summons
Antonyms
STRONGEST
applaud approve commend defend exculpate exonerate free let go pardon praise retreat support
STRONG
compliment flatter protect
WEAK
absolve vindicate
VERB
charge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arraign blame impeach indict involve
STRONG
censure criminate finger impugn impute incriminate inculpate peg reprehend reproach tax
WEAK
blow the whistle on drag into court point the finger at turn on whistle-blow
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exonerate
STRONG
approve praise
WEAK
exculpate
VERB
condemn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
castigate censure chide criticize decry denounce punish sentence
STRONG
adjudge belittle damn deprecate depreciate disapprove disparage doom frame judge knock name pronounce proscribe reprehend reproach reprobate reprove skin upbraid
WEAK
blow whistle on call down come down on denunciate find fault with find guilty lay at one's door let have it pass sentence on pin it on point finger at put away put down send up send up the river thumbs down on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approve compliment laud praise
STRONG
build up commend endorse exalt sanction
WEAK
absolve acquit clear discharge exonerate free pardon release set free
VERB
denounce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accuse blame boycott brand castigate censure criticize decry excoriate prosecute rebuke revile scold threaten vilify
STRONG
adjudicate arraign blacklist charge damn declaim derogate expose finger impeach implicate impugn incriminate indict knock ostracize proscribe rap rat reprehend reprimand reproach reprobate reprove skin smear stigmatize upbraid vituperate
WEAK
charge with denunciate dress down inveigh against show up take to task
Antonyms
STRONGEST
applaud approve compliment exalt exculpate exonerate flatter laud praise
STRONG
allow cover free ignore welcome
WEAK
commend
VERB
impute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ascribe
STRONG
accredit accuse adduce assign blame brand censure charge credit hint indict insinuate intimate lay refer reference stigmatize
WEAK
pin on
Antonyms
STRONG
absolve exculpate exonerate praise
WEAK
defend guard help protect

Example Sentences

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He’d been frequenting Seattle galleries since high school and, one day, gallerist Diane Gilson asked the familiar young face if he’d help her hang something on the wall.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2021

Said the Crab: "If you will allow me to hang something on your tail to hold it down, I am sure you cannot run faster than I."

From The Talking Beasts by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

I can hang something on the woman easily enough, and the boys, too, but it's different with Max.

From The Auction Block by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

"Or was he just trying to hang something on Gavin?"

From The Land of Strong Men by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)