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point the finger

VERB

blame

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attribute charge chide condemn criticize denounce indict

STRONG

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

WEAK

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 stick it to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

absolve acquit approve compliment exonerate free laud praise

STRONG

endorse flatter sanction

WEAK

applaud commend exalt exculpate thank

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point the finger

A Spanish police report has highlighted the "total permissiveness" of Moroccan security forces, although senior officials insist it does not point the finger at Rabat.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Everyone will point the finger at everyone else,” investor Brian Norgard predicted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

To point the finger and say, “This is wrong.”

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026

Defence Minister Theo Francken earlier refused to point the finger at Russia for the weekend sightings near the base, but said that they appeared to be a coordinated operation carried out by "professionals".

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

The good part was, with so little traffic there'd be no one to point the finger and say which way they'd gone.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

point the finger

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