Synonyms of ascribed

ascribed

verb

past tense of ascribe

as in attributed

to explain (something) as being the result of something else

ascribed their stunning military victory to good intelligence beforehand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attributed
• credited
• imputed
• blamed
• referred
• linked
• accredited
• laid
• assigned
• connected
• chalked up
• put down
• attached
• associated
• charged
• pinned (on)
• imputed (to)
• fathered (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ascribed

That’s how Wagner found Daniel Paul, an architectural historian who researched and documented the 38-foot-tall cupola-style structure built in 1960 by Van Tassel, who ascribed it miraculous powers including antigravity, rejuvenation and time travel. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Johnson ascribed magical powers to said mustache and had the receipts to back it up. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Company officials ascribed the volume of recalls to the company’s scale. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Fewer aesthetics have been so ascribed to the annals of pop culture history as boho chic. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 July 2026

Climbers die at a frightening rate, but the deaths are almost always ascribed to errors and accidents. — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Context matters for understanding the meaning that many in Argentina ascribed to that goal. — Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 17 June 2026

Another type of bacteria, Staphylococcus, was ascribed to the mummy’s microbiome. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 June 2026

Dropbox's current market cap of just over $6 billion is down by half from the high price on its first day of trading in 2018, and is below the $10 billion valuation it was ascribed by private market investors in 2014. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 26 May 2026