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hold responsible

VERB

assign

Synonyms

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accredit allow appoint attach authorize charge commit designate draft elect empower entrust hire name nominate refer select

STRONG

ascribe attribute cast commission credit delegate deputize download enroll impute ordain reference slot tag

WEAK

choice downlink hang on pin on tab

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deny disallow disapprove fire ignore keep refuse reject

STRONG

cancel retract

VERB

attribute

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apply associate blame connect credit refer trace

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accredit charge impute lay reference

WEAK

account for fix upon hang on pin on

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disconnect

VERB

blame

Synonyms

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attribute charge chide condemn criticize denounce indict

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admonish ascribe blast censure disapprove finger frame impute knock rap rebuke reprehend reproach reprove roast saddle skin tax upbraid

WEAK

blow the whistle on climb all over denunciate express disapprobation find fault with jump all over jump down one's throat lay a bad trip on lay at one's door lay to let one have it lower the boom pass the buck point the finger stick it to

Antonyms

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absolve acquit approve compliment exonerate free laud praise

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endorse flatter sanction

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applaud commend exalt exculpate thank

VERB

call to account

Synonyms

WEAK

blame cast a stone at hold accountable

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hold responsible

Protesters are demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, whom they hold responsible for a series of exam irregularities that have shaken confidence in India's education system.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Or, as Mo Koyfman, founder at the venture-capital firm Shine Capital, puts it: Companies need a human to hold responsible should anything go wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

Questions are mounting as to how the fire at Wang Fuk Court spread so rapidly and who to hold responsible, with many Hong Kongers calling it a "man-made disaster".

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025

Who will the American people hold responsible for their suffering?

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025

Which shall we hold responsible for the failure, myself or the grub?

From More Hunting Wasps by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

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