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

Ghosts have gone more mainstream than vampires, no longer grouped with the other weird freaks— the zombies and the werewolves, that paranormal genre once ascribed only to lovers of the macabre. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Her presence, too, is felt in the people who now inhabit the space, like her granddaughter Charley, 25, whose easy warmth recalls qualities long ascribed to the matriarch. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

The result is a master class in microseasonal local ingredients, served at a 12-seat counter with all the thoughtful precision—but none of the rigidity—ascribed to traditional kaiseki restaurants. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026

After the meeting, Harper ascribed the tensions that boiled over to a divide between the board and the district’s teachers union on how to improve student achievement. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026

The Too Much actress wasn’t the only star who ascribed to a golden dress code for the evening. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 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