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

The death was attributed to a liver ailment, which veterans said had nothing to do with Siwash’s fondness for beer. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026

Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder and CEO, attributed the scrub to a hydraulic pin that failed to retract on an umbilical arm connecting the launch tower to the rocket. —Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026

Those successes are attributed to Ukraine’s increasingly homegrown drone and missile technology, as well as Russian forces being denied access to Starlink satellite services used to steer drones toward targets. —Dan Bashakov, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

Kim partly attributed the rise in interest in K-beauty to the fact that Korean entertainment continues to reach global audiences in powerful ways. —Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 22 May 2026

The market growth is attributed to rising smartphone penetration, expanding digital audio consumption, and increasing investments in creator monetization ecosystems. —Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

Within those fields, 11,000 new jobs attributed to arts and recreational employment were offset by a decline of 10,200 involving hotels and food services. —News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026

Boy Bitten by Lizard is one of less than 60 works attributed to the artist, as Caravaggio died young. —Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026

Though the use of AI has exploded since ChatGPT was released in 2022, the rise in productivity over the past five years likely cannot be fully attributed to AI. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 May 2026