Synonyms of blamed

blamed

verb

past tense of blame

as in criticized

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticized
• condemned
• faulted
• denounced
• knocked
• attacked
• slammed
• scolded
• panned
• tweaked
• censured
• complained
• slagged
• found fault (with)
• reprehended
• kicked
• slashed
• lashed
• dispraised
• blasted
• dissed
• assailed
• admonished
• came down hard (on)
• muttered
• grumbled
• whined
• took to task
• moaned
• reprimanded
• clobbered
• murmured
• skewered
• berated
• groused
• griped
• upbraided
• bitched
• rebuked
• beefed
• excoriated
• decried
• growled
• disparaged
• derided
• nicked (at)
• crucified
• quibbled
• reproached
• lambasted
• castigated
• pilloried
• sniped (at)
• niggled
• carped
• belittled
• reproved
• bellyached
• kvetched
• chid
• flayed
• caviled
• hammered
• drubbed
• croaked
• crabbed
• gibbeted
• bad-mouthed
• fussed
• keelhauled
• discommended
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• approved
• recommended
• endorsed
• extolled
• lauded
• sanctioned
• commended

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blamed

Trump has opposed mail voting and blamed fraud associated with mail voting for his 2020 election loss. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

And despite this finding, which has coexisted for decades, Congress rarely acts, something usually blamed on lobbying outspending a diffuse majority. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Trump has opposed mail voting and falsely blamed it for his 2020 election loss. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

The pilots of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 were blamed for crashing into a seawall in 2013, sending their jet cartwheeling down a runway in San Francisco, killing three people and injuring 187 others. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

In fact, every premium smartphone released in 2026 is expected to cost a little more than its predecessors, largely blamed on memory shortages. — New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026

Marshall permitted three completions on three targets for 24 yards, and PFF blamed him for the Raiders’ third touchdown. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

For more than a decade, Montreal Canadiens fans have blamed Chris Kreider for halting what was the franchise’s best path to a Stanley Cup since 1993. — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Houthis had blamed Saudis for airstrike The attacks early Tuesday came hours after the rebels blamed Saudi Arabia for an airstrike that hit a prison in Yemen’s northern province of Jawf. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026