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

The city's medical examiner, Charles Norris, blamed the federal government's practice of adding toxic substances to industrial alcohol, including those involving methyl alcohol, also known as methanol, which can cause blindness and death. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Other adolescents have also suffered life-changing injuries blamed on police weaponry during protests. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

But instead of denouncing the class of managers and industrialists who profited from the paint factories, the doctors blamed the workers for their poor condition, citing their dedication to their jobs as its primary cause. — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

The incidents are among at least 211 blamed on Russia by Western officials since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and tracked by The Associated Press. — Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Nuñez defended police tactics despite a growing number of severe injuries blamed on officers' riot-control weapons. — Nicolas Garriga, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Rather than point to the comments, however, Cruz blamed fans who attempted to force their way through the entrance of the stadium before the game. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026