as in to criticize
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
more concerned with pleasing audiences, the playwright has always claimed to be indifferent to whether critics praise his comedies or blame them without mercy
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as in guilt
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned
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as in responsibility
the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right
blame for the school's poor performance in standardized tests was attributed to several factors
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Recent Examples of blame
Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Many Americans at the time blamed Mexican communities for taking away jobs and public assistance resources.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
However, on his Truth Social page, Trump was quick to place the blame on his predecessor, President Joe Biden.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Verb
Israel blames civilian casualties on Hamas because the fighter group operates from civilian areas.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Many Americans at the time blamed Mexican communities for taking away jobs and public assistance resources.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Noun
Lisa Curtis, formerly a deputy assistant to the president and National Security Council senior director for South and Central Asia during Trump’s first term, penned an insightful essay for the conservative Hoover Institution that assigns blame where Trump never looks.
—Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
However, on his Truth Social page, Trump was quick to place the blame on his predecessor, President Joe Biden.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blame
Verb
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As a cardinal, Robert Prevost didn’t hesitate to criticize the Trump administration when necessary.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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Several Democratic members of Congress criticized her firing.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Proposing that the artifacts belong where their makers live now is sensible, but the problem at the heart of Dahomey is its presumption of guilt without resolution or remedy.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 May 2025
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That lawsuit was settled within 24 hours for $20 million, with no admission of guilt from Combs.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Your routines, responsibilities, employment or health could have all budded happily.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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The pain of loss and the pain of (some) responsibility for ending a Cup run must be overwhelming.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Verb
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And now, the family is suing the producers and distributors of the documentary, including Disney and National Geographic, faulting them for the slaying.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2025
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In the 1935 ruling, the court upheld for-cause removal protections for Federal Trade Commission members, faulting Roosevelt's firing of a commissioner for policy differences.—
John Kruzel,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Long been derided as tacky, commercial non-art, sitcoms with background laughter over the years have been condemned as a dystopian form of joke mind control.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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The decision was immediately condemned by transgender rights activists contacted by Reuters.—
Phil Stewart,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Amid the fighting, one boy punched another in the face, knocking him to the ground, and then began punching several other children.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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On Monday, prosecutors showed the jury footage from a 2016 incident at a Los Angeles hotel in which Combs is shown approaching Ventura in a hallway and knocking her to the floor before kicking her and dragging her back into their hotel room.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Blame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blame. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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