as in to criticize
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
more concerned with pleasing audiences, the playwright has always claimed to be indifferent to whether critics praise his comedies or blame them without mercy
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as in guilt
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned
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as in responsibility
the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right
blame for the school's poor performance in standardized tests was attributed to several factors
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Recent Examples of blame
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Republicans have tried to blame Democrats for the shutdown despite holding the majority in the Senate where 60 votes are needed to pass legislation.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
The issue is not me … Do not invalidate [Nia’s] experience by trying to shift the blame on her mother.
—Tanisha Bhat, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Here was a transit crisis that could be blamed on children.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Republicans have tried to blame Democrats for the shutdown despite holding the majority in the Senate where 60 votes are needed to pass legislation.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
The title refers to the blame placed on working women tacitly assigned responsibility for their kids as well as their jobs, an assumption that becomes explicit in a time of crisis.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
The issue is not me … Do not invalidate [Nia’s] experience by trying to shift the blame on her mother.
—Tanisha Bhat, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blame
Verb
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House Democrats swiftly criticized the Senate.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Bibelheimer also had good reason to criticize the film, as Ferrell’s portrayal of her was wildly at odds with the truth.—
Sarah Weinman,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Robertas Petraitis, known from Lithuania’s 2026 Oscar contender The Southern Chronicles, stars as Andrius, who is full of grief and guilt after a masked intruder kills his secret lover Deividas (Elvinas Juodkazis), who is Lithuania’s most influential human rights activist.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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Baramulla ultimately transcends its supernatural thriller form to become a parable about guilt, faith, and collective memory.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That gap creates an opportunity—and a responsibility—for leadership.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The title refers to the blame placed on working women tacitly assigned responsibility for their kids as well as their jobs, an assumption that becomes explicit in a time of crisis.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Republicans say those health care discussions shouldn't happen until the government reopens and fault Democrats from failing to advance a continuing resolution to keep the government open.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Others faulted strategic missteps.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Al Jazeera has repeatedly denied those accusations and condemned its closure in Israel.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Prescott was troubled by the significant differences in tone, headlines and emphasis when covering the war, and condemned the BBC for allegedly misreporting the proportion of Palestinian women and children killed by Israeli military actions.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But in a shocker move in September 1983, Joe Strummer kicked guitarist Mick Jones out of the band, denouncing his former mate as a rock-star sellout.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Anger and apology Bosch, who was crowned Miss Universe Mexico earlier this year, denounced Nawat for insulting her.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Blame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blame. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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