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

Trump blames the previous administration for high beef prices. — Benjamin Zycher, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026 What remains is Jessie’s younger sister and a complicated relationship with the boy everyone blames. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 Brauchler blames Democratic state lawmakers for reducing jail time for misdemeanors like this, and making changes to bond and competency laws. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026 But Wilson mostly blames himself for why his career has reached a crossroads at age 27. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 At every turn, Marissa blames herself for Milo’s disappearance, as do others, and Peter lets her bear that undue weight for most of the series without explaining his part in any of it. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 Chad Hickman's ex-wife blames an Up North court system for turning loose the man Michigan State Police suspect of going on a shooting spree that killed five people. — John Wisely, Freep.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The company blames a power company, which was working on the warehouse’s roof, for the blaze. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 DoorDash blames part of that delay on the challenge of matching a Dasher with a mid-range order. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 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

Beatty’s filing also criticizes the tarps that have covered the venue’s front portico for more than two months.

— Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Lebanese leader criticizes Israel Saturday’s strikes are the deadliest since the truce went into effect two months ago.

— Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticizes

Noun

Most children are forgotten in cars when caregivers are operating on autopilot mode while juggling several responsibilities at once.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
While the department attributes the opacity around its procurement and distribution of its massive, $1 trillion budget to the sheer size of the agency and its responsibilities, the GAO has found evidence instead of pervasive money mismanagement.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of responsibilities

Verb

As the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises proceed, North Korea denounces them as invasion rehearsals, launches missiles and vows stronger deterrence, even as analysts say scaling back drills could weaken long-term allied readiness.

— Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 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

Each side condemns the other while defending its own exceptions to fiscal discipline.

— Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Based on a Joseph Conrad story, the period drama follows two officers in Napoleon’s army (Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel) whose minor quarrel condemns them to 15 years of repeatedly trying to kill each other.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of condemns

Verb

The report specifically faults the Ohio Department of Development's oversight, as well as actions by local affiliates, including the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network in Cleveland and Ohio State University South Centers in Piketon.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of faults

Verb

When a headline knocks a stock down, the useful question is whether anything inside the business moved.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Brink is no stranger to the injury bug, as this is just the latest in a series of knocks the Sparks center has taken recently.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026