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as in accuse; place responsibility

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verb as in accuse; place responsibility

Strongest matches

  • attribute
  • charge
  • chide
  • condemn
  • criticize
  • denounce
  • indict

Strong matches

  • admonish
  • ascribe
  • blast
  • censure
  • disapprove
  • finger
  • frame
  • impute
  • knock
  • rap
  • rebuke
  • reprehend
  • reproach
  • reprove
  • roast
  • saddle
  • skin
  • tax
  • upbraid

Weak matches

  • blow the whistle on
  • climb all over
  • denunciate
  • express disapprobation
  • find fault with
  • hold responsible
  • jump all over
  • jump down one's throat
  • lay a bad trip on
  • lay at one's door
  • lay to
  • let one have it
  • lower the boom
  • pass the buck
  • point the finger
  • stick it to

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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