BLAMES Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of blame

as in criticizes

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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blames

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noun

plural of blame

as in responsibilities

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 blames

Verb

Her filing repeatedly and pointedly blames the Interior Department for providing her office with shoddy information. — Kevin Breuninger,terri Cullen, CNBC, 31 July 2026 And according to several sources, Meghan blames some of these challenges to her husband. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 28 July 2026 The war restarted after the collapse of a fragile ceasefire agreement between Washington and Tehran, which each country blames the other for violating. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026 Medusa is raped by Poseidon, but because Poseidon raped her in Athena’s temple, Athena takes it as an affront and blames Medusa, cursing her by turning her hair into snakes. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026 Even someone who typically denies mistakes or blames other people now knows exactly which version of themselves to present. — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 The Kremlin pivots to a story that blames the fatalities on marmots, which can carry the plague. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 Every two-bit candidate without an articulable platform argues for it and blames its absence on the incumbent. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026 Maisel blames the short length of time between the unveiling of the initiative and President Biden leaving office - and fierce opposition from affected industries. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 July 2026

Noun

One owner who started an Amazon delivery business in 2019 blames skyrocketing premiums for slashing his annual profit from $400,000 to $150,000. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blames

Verb

That works beautifully against outsiders, and outsiders are most of who criticizes us.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Mike Collins criticizes Jon Ossoff for relying on out-of-state donations.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of criticizes

Noun

Keith Hallegua also stayed to fulfill family responsibilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Kim Jong Il Kim Jong Il formally assumed leadership following his father’s death in 1994, although he had been designated his successor years earlier and had already assumed many leadership responsibilities.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of responsibilities

Verb

Washington denounces Cuba’s overseas medical missions as exploitative and presses allies to drop them, but Calabria’s governor says losing the doctors would cripple care and vows to keep them.

— Paolo Santalucia, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.

— Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of denounces

Verb

The outlaw country legend issued a rallying cry across his social media channels on Tuesday, sharing a statement that condemns rapidly escalating data center construction across the United States.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
The Illinois Nurses Association strongly condemns Prime’s attempts to permanently close the unit, said Kaitlynd French, who was previously a nurse at the hospital and now works as the union’s staff representative for the nurses there.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of condemns

Verb

Rodriguez, who was a persistent critic of FPL in the Senate, faults Uthmeier for not intervening against the utility’s $7 billion rate hike, which is being appealed in court after the Public Service Commission approved it.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Aligned groups, such as Democratic Majority for Israel, have criticized more recent comments, including a May op-ed in which Van Hollen faults Israel for the failure of a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2026