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

These CMOs typically last two to three years before growth plateaus despite rising spend, and they either get blamed for a weak pipeline or move to a role with cleaner metrics and smaller scope. — Vlada Grebenykova, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Many blamed the incident on his government’s progressive policies and publicly rallied for new border checks at sea, air and land ports of entry. — Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

The Brazilian leader has blamed Secretary of State Marco Rubio for some of the actions against his country. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

But Andy Burnham’s new education secretary, Lucy Powell, has blamed Gove’s school reforms for Britain’s youth worklessness crisis. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026

This shift can’t be blamed entirely on America’s costly labor and strict regulations. — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Palin has repeatedly blamed the system for electing Democrats and has called for its repeal. — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2026

This response was followed by headlines that suggested the FDA may have blamed Taylor Farms in error. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

The Democratic governor, who took office this year, blamed a Motor Vehicle Commission system software error but said a preliminary analysis showed that fewer than 400 of those who registered that way went on to cast ballots. — Geoff Mulvihill, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026