blame

/blˈeɪm/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. put or pin the blame on
2. harass with constant criticism
   “Don't always pick on your little brother”
3. attribute responsibility to
   “We blamed the accident on her”

noun

1. an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
   “his incrimination was based on my testimony”
2. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
   “he took the blame for it”

adjective

1. expletives used informally as intensifiers
   “he's a blasted idiot”

Synonyms for blame

• fault
• find fault
• pick
• charge
• incrimination
• inculpation
• rap
• blasted
• blamed
• blessed
• damn
• damned
• darned
• deuced
• goddam
• goddamn
• goddamned
• infernal
• cursed

Antonyms of blame

• absolve

Words that rhyme with blame

• frame
• name
• game
• aim
• claim
• tame
• shame
• same
• inflame
• lame
• reclaim
• flame
• proclaim
• acclaim
• nickname
• aflame
• ballgame
• counterclaim
• dame
• declaim
• disclaim
• exclaim
• fame
• mainframe
• rename
• airframe
• aspartame
• defame
• filename
• maim