Synonyms of attributes

attributes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of attribute

1

as in ascribes

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

attributed the quick rescue to the well-trained police force

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ascribes
• credits
• imputes
• links
• blames
• refers
• chalks up
• assigns
• connects
• imputes (to)
• fathers (on)
• accredits
• lays
• puts down
• attaches
• associates
• pins (on)
• charges

2

as in explains

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

• explains
• justifies
• accounts (for)
• rationalizes
• explains away
• excuses
• condones
• forgives
• exonerates
• vindicates
• exculpates
• absolves
• acquits

attributes

2 of 2

noun

plural of attribute

as in characteristics

something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind

list the attributes of a mammal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• characteristics
• qualities
• traits
• features
• attributions
• criteria
• properties
• hallmarks
• markers
• marks
• peculiarities
• fingerprints
• specifics
• symbols
• characters
• stamps
• touches
• affections
• notes
• diagnostics
• indications
• points
• signs
• particularities
• virtues
• differentiae
• emblems
• tokens
• merits
• badges
• charms
• graces
• idiosyncrasies
• quirks
• eccentricities
• excellences
• singularities
• oddities
• individualities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attributes

Verb

Gretchen Palek, head of alternative at Blumhouse Television, attributes the show’s success to the careful and sensitive approach to telling these terrifying experiences while highlighting real-life universal anxieties. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Hardy attributes much of the current state of voter apathy to the media’s focus on fraud and voter integrity. — Heather Lamarre, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Lisa Henson attributes their longevity to the depth of their personalities. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Energy Innovation, a nonpartisan policy and research firm, attributes the jump to geopolitical conflict, an increase in domestic exports, extreme weather linked to climate change and rising infrastructure costs. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2026

Rodriguez attributes her child’s death to the addictive nature of social media and the harms her daughter confronted on those platforms. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Stanford professor David Larcker, an author of the report, attributes the pullback to the public growing tired of politics seeping into every facet of American life. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Rachel Michelson, a UX designer who has been a staffer at MPHC since 2023, attributes the tight quarters to bringing people together. — Sarah Rose Siskind, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026

Tara Wong, head bartender, attributes its quick rise to a growing thirst among drinkers for refreshing, fruit-forward options. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Noun

Across relevant categories, comparisons and purchase-intent prompts, models will associate certain attributes with your brand. — Lora Kratchounova, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Within premium products, there is a focus on longevity attributes in skin care and elegant, sophisticated makeup products among mature middle-class consumers. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

The study also found that daughters’ caregiving more responsive than sons’ to their own and their parents’ attributes. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

In addition, many pollsters weight samples using demographic attributes, party identification, turnout and vote choice in the most recent presidential election. — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Females pick mates based on several call attributes, including call length. — Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Since the 1960s, cesium has been the element of choice, though clocks based on other metals, such as ytterbium or strontium, have been created for their own handy attributes. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

However, neuroscientists and other members of the natural sciences as well as philosophers continue to try to nail down how consciousness accounts for attributes that collectively define us as humans — and that might define a future AI. — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026

But a president whose public attention shows no discipline, discernment, or patience isn’t going to discover those attributes at the necessary scale when the cameras turn away. — John Dickerson, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026