Synonyms of attributed

attributed

verb

past tense of attribute

1

as in ascribed

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

attributed the quick rescue to the well-trained police force

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in explained

to give the reason for or cause of

a psychotherapist who's a little too quick to attribute every emotional problem or character defect to an unhappy childhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explained
• justified
• rationalized
• accounted (for)
• explained away
• condoned
• excused
• forgave
• exonerated
• absolved
• vindicated
• acquitted
• exculpated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attributed

Those losses cover many kinds of online crime and cannot be attributed to AI malware. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The first is that most of the M6’s gains can be attributed to its extra CPU and GPU cores relative to the M5, and the M5 Pro, M5 Max, and M5 Ultra all obviously still have more of both kinds of cores than the M6 does. — ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

While this feedback has often been attributed with ending star formation in galaxies, scientists have long suspected that this process can also drive star formation and therefore the growth and evolution of galaxies. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Of the 210 that were able to be attributed to a snake, 160 of the cases were copperheads. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 21 Sep. 2026

Muhs attributed the dramatic rise to decades of underinvestment in roads but also the mid-April storms that saturated soil and caused the layers of roads to detach from each other. — Alison Dirr, jsonline.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Historic tile in the home, Thigpen said, also appears in Sacramento’s state Capitol, a connection attributed to LaRue’s career as a legislator. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Earlier this month, drone attacks attributed by Saudi Arabia to Iraqi militias damaged the kingdom’s East-West pipeline, a key route for moving crude to the Red Sea and allowing Saudi oil exports to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

The report attributed the anomaly to a strong Arctic winter vortex in January and February 2025. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026