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
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as in guilt
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned
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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
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Recent Examples of blame
Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Seven of the city's youth were shot in less than a week, a spate of violence Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison blamed on disputes and easy access to weapons.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 4 July 2025
Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Long before the criminal trial, a civil jury in 2018 determined a child welfare agency bore blame for ignoring signs of child abuse and awarded tens of millions of dollars to be split among lawyers and the boy’s relatives.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
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Verb
The pair called the merger a train wreck and blamed it for messing up the series.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Seven of the city's youth were shot in less than a week, a spate of violence Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison blamed on disputes and easy access to weapons.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
Dohn has placed the blame for alleged fraud squarely on Davenport, who was ousted from his leadership role at the start of this school year for his lack of cooperation in an internal investigation.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Long before the criminal trial, a civil jury in 2018 determined a child welfare agency bore blame for ignoring signs of child abuse and awarded tens of millions of dollars to be split among lawyers and the boy’s relatives.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blame
Verb
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Political dynamics: DeSantis criticized the Florida House for delaying condo relief legislation, while House Speaker Daniel Perez defended the decision to address the issue during the regular session, highlighting the collaborative effort between the House and Senate.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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Musk has criticized the law for failing to address the large federal budget deficit and growing U.S. national debt.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
Noun
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There's a lot of guilt … a ton of fear, but there's also deep gratitude.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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Wood sent to prison after violating probation A Jan. 1, 2010, incident — five months after his initial probation ended — led to an admission of guilt by Wood.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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But the water that none of us can live without is everyday kindness and responsibility.—
Pico Iyer,
Time,
5 July 2025
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For the generation currently between 13 and 28 years old, better known as Gen-Z, Trump’s policy bill represents a shift in retirement policy that places more responsibility on the individual.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Firm's recommendations centered around more training The firm did fault a few of the department's actions, notably an Evendale supervisor's decision to pull into the parking lot of a Lockland school building within minutes of elementary school students being dismissed.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The crew members faulted producers for the hiring of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter last year.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
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More than 600 entrepreneurs and venture capitalists condemned the Sequoia Capital VC’s comments about Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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The countries also condemned military strikes on Iran.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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“Blame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blame. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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