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| Main Entry: | ascribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign to source |
| Synonyms: | accredit, attribute, charge, credit, hang on, impute, lay, refer, reference, pin on, set down |
| Main Entry: | blame |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accuse; place responsibility |
| Synonyms: | 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 |
| Antonyms: | applaud, commend, exalt, exculpate, exonerate, praise, thank |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | complain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grumble about |
| Synonyms: | accuse, ascribe, attack, beef*, bellyache*, bemoan, bewail, carp, cavil, charge, contravene, criticize, defy, demur, denounce, deplore, deprecate, differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, expostulate, fret, fuss, gainsay, grieve, gripe, groan, grouse, growl, grumble, impute, indict, lament, lay, moan, nag, object, oppose, protest, refute, remonstrate, repine, reproach, snivel, wail, whimper, whine, yammer, bitch, find fault, kick up a fuss, look askance, make a fuss, sound off, take exception to |
| Antonyms: | applaud, approve, commend, praise, recommend, sanction, be content, be happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attribute |
| Synonyms: | accredit, accuse, adduce, ascribe, assign, blame, brand, censure, charge, credit, hint, indict, insinuate, intimate, lay, refer, reference, stigmatize, hang something on, pin on |
| Antonyms: | defend, guard, help, protect |
| Main Entry: | accredit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attribute responsibility or achievement |
| Synonyms: | ascribe, assign, charge, credit, refer |
| Main Entry: | assign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select and give a responsibility |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allow, appoint, ascribe, attach, attribute, authorize, cast, charge, choice, commission, commit, credit, delegate, deputize, designate, downlink, download, draft, elect, empower, enroll, entrust, hang on*, hire, impute, name, nominate, ordain, refer, reference, select, slot, tab, tag, hold responsible, pin on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | insinuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hint, suggest |
| Synonyms: | allude, ascribe, connote, imply, impute, indicate, intimate, mention, propose, purport, refer, signify |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide, withhold |
| Main Entry: | refer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mention |
| Synonyms: | accredit, adduce, advert, allude, ascribe, assign, associate, attribute, bring up, charge, cite, credit, designate, excerpt, exemplify, extract, glance, hint, impute, indicate, insert, instance, interpolate, introduce, invoke, lay, name, notice, point, point out, quote, specify, direct attention, give as example, make allusion, make mention of, make reference, put down to, speak about, speak of, touch on |
| Notes: | allude is 'mention indirectly, hint at' and refer is 'mention directly' |
| Main Entry: | relate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correlate, pertain |
| Synonyms: | affect, ally, appertain, apply, ascribe, assign, associate, bracket, combine, compare, concern, connect, coordinate, couple, credit, identify with, impute, join, link, orient, pertain, refer, touch, unite, yoke, be joined with, be relevant to, bear upon, conjoin, consociate, correspond to, have reference to, have to do with, interconnect, interdepend, interrelate, orientate, tie in with |
| Antonyms: | dissociate |
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | credit, allocate |
| Synonyms: | accredit, address, aim, allot, apply, ascribe, assess, assign, attribute, burden, cast, charge, direct, encumber, impose, impute, incline, level, point, refer, saddle, tax, train, turn, zero in* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | qualify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | characterize, distinguish |
| Synonyms: | ascribe, assign, attribute, describe, designate, impute, mark, name, predicate, individualize, individuate, signalize, singularize |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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