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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place blame for wrongdoing, fault |
| Synonyms: | allege, apprehend, arraign, arrest, attack, attribute, betray, blame, blow the whistle, brand, bring charges, censure, charge, cite, complain, criminate, denounce, file claim, finger*, frame, hang something on, hold accountable, impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict, lay at door, let have it, libel, litigate, lodge complaint, name, pin on, point finger at, prosecute, recriminate, serve summons, slander, slur, sue, summon, tax |
| Antonyms: | absolve, exculpate, exonerate, praise, vindicate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | complain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grumble about |
| Synonyms: | accuse, ascribe, attack, beef, bellyache, bemoan, bewail, bitch, carp, cavil, charge, contravene, criticize, defy, demur, denounce, deplore, deprecate, differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, expostulate, find fault, fret, fuss, gainsay, grieve, gripe, groan, grouse, growl, grumble, impute, indict, kick up a fuss, lament, lay, look askance, make a fuss, moan, nag, object, oppose, protest, refute, remonstrate, repine, reproach, snivel, sound off, take exception to, wail, whimper, whine, yammer |
| Antonyms: | applaud, approve, be content, be happy, commend, praise, recommend, sanction |
| Main Entry: | denounce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condemn, attack |
| Synonyms: | accuse, adjudicate, arraign, blacklist, blame, boycott, brand, castigate, censure, charge, charge with, criticize, damn, declaim, decry, denunciate, derogate, dress down, excoriate, expose, finger*, hang something on, impeach, implicate, impugn, incriminate, indict, inveigh against, knock, ostracize, proscribe, prosecute, rap, rat, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprobate, reprove, revile, scold, show up, skin*, smear, stigmatize, take to task, threaten, upbraid, vilify, vituperate |
| Antonyms: | approve, commend, compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impeach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | denounce, censure |
| Synonyms: | accuse, arraign, blame, bring charges against, call into question, call to account, cast aspersions on, cast doubt on, challenge, charge, criminate, criticize, discredit, disparage, hold at fault, impugn, incriminate, inculpate, indict, query, question, reprehend, reprimand, reprobate, tax, try |
| Antonyms: | elect |
| Main Entry: | implicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | imply, involve |
| Synonyms: | accuse, affect, associate, blame, charge, cite, compromise, concern, connect, embroil, entangle, frame, hint, impute, include, incriminate, inculpate, insinuate, lay at one's door, link, mean, mire, name, pin on, point finger at, relate, stigmatize, suggest, tangle* |
| Antonyms: | defend, pardon, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attribute |
| Synonyms: | accredit, accuse, adduce, ascribe, assign, blame, brand, censure, charge, credit, hang something on, hint, indict, insinuate, intimate, lay, pin on, refer, reference, stigmatize |
| Antonyms: | defend, guard, help, protect |
| Main Entry: | malign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | slander, defame |
| Synonyms: | abuse, accuse, asperse, backbite, bad-mouth, befoul, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, calumniate, cast aspersion, curse, decry, defile, denigrate, depreciate, derogate, detract, dirty*, disparage, harm, injure, insult, misrepresent, mudsling, opprobriate, pollute, rap, revile, roast, run down, scandalize, slur, smear, soil, spatter, speak ill of, stain, sully, taint, take a swipe at, tarnish, tear down, traduce, vilify, villainize, vituperate |
| Antonyms: | praise, uphold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring legal charges against |
| Synonyms: | accuse, appeal, beg, beseech, bring an action, charge, claim, claim damages, contest, demand, drag into court, enter a plea, entreat, file, file a claim, file suit, follow up, haul into court, have the law on, have up, indict, institute legal proceedings, litigate, petition, plead, prefer charges against, prosecute, pull up, put away, see in court, solicit, summon, supplicate, take out after, take to court |
| Main Entry: | vituperate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize harshly |
| Synonyms: | abuse, accuse, asperse, bark at, bawl out, berate, blame, calumniate, castigate, censure, chew out, condemn, curse, denounce, find fault, growl, insult, lambaste*, lash, malign, rail, rate, reproach, revile, rip into, run down, scold, smear, tear into, tongue-lash, traduce, upbraid, vilify, yell at |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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