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pass the buck
verb as in pass responsibility on to another
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Words related to pass the buck are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word pass the buck. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.
blameverbas in accuse; place responsibility
verbas in accuse; place responsibility
- admonish
- ascribe
- attribute
- blast
- blow the whistle on
- censure
- charge
- chide
- climb all over
- condemn
- criticize
- denounce
- denunciate
- disapprove
- express disapprobation
- find fault with
- finger
- frame
- hold responsible
- impute
- indict
- jump all over
- jump down one's throat
- knock
- 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
- rap
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reproach
- reprove
- roast
- saddle
- skin
- stick it to
- tax
- upbraid
blamingverbas in accuse; place responsibility
verbas in accuse; place responsibility
- admonish
- ascribe
- attribute
- blast
- blow the whistle on
- censure
- charge
- chide
- climb all over
- condemn
- criticize
- denounce
- denunciate
- disapprove
- express disapprobation
- find fault with
- finger
- frame
- hold responsible
- impute
- indict
- jump all over
- jump down one's throat
- knock
- 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
- rap
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reproach
- reprove
- roast
- saddle
- skin
- stick it to
- tax
- upbraid
eludeverbas in avoid; escape
verbas in avoid; escape
- baffle
- be beyond someone
- beat around the bush
- bilk
- circumvent
- confound
- cop out
- ditch
- dodge
- double
- duck
- eschew
- evade
- flee
- fly
- foil
- frustrate
- get around
- get away from
- give the runaround
- give the slip
- give wide berth to
- hem and haw
- not touch
- outrun
- outwit
- pass the buck
- pass up
- puzzle
- run around
- runaround
- shirk
- shuck
- shun
- shy
- stall
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
- stonewall
- stump
- thwart
eludedverbas in avoid; escape
verbas in avoid; escape
- baffle
- be beyond someone
- beat around the bush
- bilk
- circumvent
- confound
- cop out
- ditch
- dodge
- double
- duck
- eschew
- evade
- flee
- fly
- foil
- frustrate
- get around
- get away from
- give the runaround
- give the slip
- give wide berth to
- hem and haw
- not touch
- outrun
- outwit
- pass the buck
- pass up
- puzzle
- run around
- runaround
- shirk
- shuck
- shun
- shy
- stall
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
- stonewall
- stump
- thwart
equivocateverbas in avoid an issue
verbas in avoid an issue
- beat around the bush
- beg the question
- blow hot and cold
- cavil
- cloud the issue
- cop a plea
- cop out
- cover-up
- dodge
- double-talk
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- falsify
- fence
- fib
- flip-flop
- fudge
- give the runaround
- hedge
- hem and haw
- jive
- lie
- mince words
- palter
- parry
- pass the buck
- prevaricate
- pussyfoot
- quibble
- run around
- runaround
- shuck
- shuffle
- sidestep
- sit on the fence
- stonewall
- tell white lie
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- waffle
- weasel
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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