BLAMING Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

blaming

verb

present participle of blame

as in criticizing

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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Recent Examples of blaming While there is plenty of frustration about prices, there are also voters willing to make adjustments without blaming Republicans. — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 No one should reach the end of their life blaming themselves for cancer being detected too late. — Kim Johnson, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 But rhetoric turned sour by the weekend, with each side blaming the other for failing to reach an agreement and for unfair trade practices. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 Negotiations for a deal between two of the globe’s closest allies broke down Friday, with both sides blaming the other. — Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026 The public narrative around Lindsay Clancy has focused on systemic failures—blaming the mental health system for not doing enough. — Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Why then, are throngs of armchair analysts online pointing fingers at her ex-husband, Patrick, blaming him for the deaths? — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 People shooting them too far forward and then blaming the cartridge, maybe. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026 Summary CEOs often face loneliness despite success, blaming others for relationship struggles. — Nancy MacKay, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Republican lawmaker Carl DeMaio of San Diego has vocalized his opposition in discussions of the bill, criticizing the idea of providing funding to outlets that make political endorsements.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Yiannopoulos rose to prominence through his provocative statements criticizing political correctness, feminism and Islam.

— Chris Arnold, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticizing

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Public monuments condemning slavery have been removed, and Confederate names have been restored to Army bases.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
But the dispute quickly escalated into a reputational crisis for the biennale, with artists from Taiwan and China condemning the name change as a betrayal of its founding ideals.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of condemning

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Researchers believe this may have been a reactivation of faulting in the prehistoric rocks beneath the monocline.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Most earthquakes in North America east of the Rockies, per USGS, occur as faulting within bedrock, usually miles deep.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of faulting

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Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto/Getty Protesters shouted slogans denouncing the police and government over alleged delays in taking action to find the missing girl, and then to find the perpetrators.

— Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Many actors have opened up about their experiences with Botox, with some denouncing the injectable.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of denouncing

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And the defense module can neutralize them via electronics-frying HPM emissions, knocking satellites out without creating a cloud of space debris.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
For Lynn Parsons, knocking on a stranger’s door once made the difference between getting home and watching her car get towed away.

— Razak Diallo, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocking

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