Synonyms of blame

blame 1 of 2

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticize
• fault
• condemn
• denounce
• knock
• attack
• find fault (with)
• scold
• censure
• complain
• slam
• pan
• diss
• slag
• dispraise
• kick
• slash
• tweak
• reprehend
• lash
• dis
• come down hard (on)
• blast
• take to task
• admonish
• whine
• grumble
• chide
• nick (at)
• moan
• assail
• bitch
• gripe
• mutter
• beef
• reprimand
• murmur
• crucify
• berate
• snipe (at)
• clobber
• grouse
• skewer
• excoriate
• quibble
• cavil
• upbraid
• decry
• disparage
• rebuke
• deride
• reproach
• castigate
• bellyache
• lambast
• belittle
• growl
• kvetch
• carp
• reprove
• crab
• flay
• bad-mouth
• hammer
• pillory
• niggle
• discommend
• fuss
• lambaste
• keelhaul
• croak
• drub
• put down
• gibbet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• extol
• laud
• approve
• recommend
• commend
• endorse
• extoll
• sanction
• indorse

blame

2 of 2

noun

1

as in guilt

responsibility for wrongdoing or failure

willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guilt
• fault
• culpability
• accusation
• onus
• sinfulness
• regret
• rap
• condemnation
• complicity
• censure
• shame
• remorse
• blameworthiness
• denunciation
• finger-pointing
• guiltiness
• reproach
• self-reproach

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blamelessness
• innocence
• guiltlessness
• faultlessness

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responsibility
• fault
• liability
• accountability
• answerability