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

Rodolfo Friedmann, a party vice president, called for Peña's expulsion, while Senate President Basilio Núñez defended the president and blamed the central bank instead. — Emilio Sanabria, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Lawson said Amendment 3 outperformed a nationwide shift to the left, and blamed the loss on out-of-state donors contributing to the opposition. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026

The office blamed Proposition 57 — passed by California voters in 2016 — for limiting its powers. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

The candidates have also expressed support for California's film industry and keeping production in Los Angeles, though Hilton has blamed Democrats, including Becerra, for the exodus of Hollywood productions. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications blamed Russia for the incident, although no group had publicly claimed responsibility. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Ternus blamed supply constraints and a difficult comparison to last year as reasons for the iPad’s performance. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

The company showed robust sales growth despite soaring memory costs, which have sandbagged other electronics makers, and which Apple blamed for a $100 price increase on iPhones. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

The boomers, and who gets blamed Coughlin explored the business implications of an aging population in his 2017 book, The Longevity Economy. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026