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
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Peaceful demonstrations started in November after a railway station collapse killed 16 people, with critics blaming corruption and cost savings.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Todd Nordstrom, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
All of them put the blame for smoky summers solely on wildfire management policies.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Automakers can blame elevated prices on the new model year, not tariffs.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Peaceful demonstrations started in November after a railway station collapse killed 16 people, with critics blaming corruption and cost savings.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
Pointing fingers, placing blame, or even paying more for a more seasoned candidate isn’t going to solve the problem of an entire generation entering the workforce without the necessary socialization, skills, and attitudes to thrive.
—Todd Nordstrom, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
All of them put the blame for smoky summers solely on wildfire management policies.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blame
Verb
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Trump amps up his attacks on CEOs and other executives Trump has long used social media and his other public statements to cajole, criticize and praise companies and individual CEOs.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some social media users have criticized the department’s reverence for the 1940s, noting the period predated the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which outlawed segregation, as well as other landmark legislation and Supreme Court decisions that were key to the civil rights era.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That being said, the guilt of leaving for me-time creeps in for so many parents at the end of a long day.—
Staff Author Updated,
Parents,
18 Aug. 2025
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In 2022, then-NBC News reporter Jacob Ward spoke with a former Nigerian romance scammer who spent five years targeting American women and eventually conned one out of $20,000 before confessing out of guilt.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Injecting any amount of mercury into children when safe, mercury-free alternatives exist defies common sense and public health responsibility.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Under its mandate issued by the Security Council, it is not empowered to enforce peace: The responsibility for implementing the resolution, and achieving lasting security and stability, lies squarely with the parties themselves.—
Jean-Pierre Lacroix,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In that spirit, with no movements to embrace, Edwards can’t fault athletes who are accepting invitations to visit President Trump at the White House.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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These are some of the oldest rocks on the planet—they’ve been heated, squished, melted, and faulted multiple times as Earth went through the growth, collision, and breakup of continents before being worn down by ice and exposed today.—
Howard Lee,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Trump has consistently condemned flag burning and called for its criminalization, even suggesting jail time or loss of citizenship.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Orlando officials on Thursday condemned the state’s overnight removal of a rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub – a commemoration of the 49 people killed at the LGBTQ-friendly nightclub in 2016.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Blame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blame. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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