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scapegoat - 9 thesaurus results
Main Entry: scapegoat
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person who takes blame for
Synonyms: another's action boob, chump, doormat, dupe, easy mark*, fall guy*, fool, goat*, gull*, mark*, patsy, pigeon*, pushover*, sacrifice, sap*, schmuck, sitting duck*, stooge, sucker, victim, weakling
Main Entry: fall guy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: easy victim
Synonyms: boob, chopping block, chump, dupe, easy mark, fool, goat, mark, patsy, sacrifice, sap, scapegoat, schlemiel, sitting duck, soft touch, stooge, sucker, victim, whipping boy, can-carrier, easy touch, lamb to the slaughter, pigeon, prize sap, schmuck, trusting soul
Main Entry: hostage
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person held captive until captor's demand is met
Synonyms: captive, earnest, guaranty, pawn, pledge, prisoner, scapegoat*, security, surety, token, victim, sacrificial lamb
Antonyms: captor
Main Entry: patsy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fall guy
Synonyms: boob*, chump, dupe, easy mark*, fool, goat*, gull*, pushover*, sap*, scapegoat, sitting duck*, stooge, sucker, victim, weakling, doormat, pigeon*, schmuck
Main Entry: victim
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: someone or something sacrificed, preyed upon
Synonyms: butt, casualty, clown, dupe, easy mark*, fatality, fool, gambit, gull, hireling, hunted, innocent, mark, martyr, patsy, pawn, prey, pushover*, quarry, sacrifice, scapegoat, sitting duck*, soft touch*, stooge*, sucker, underdog, wretch, babe in woods, easy make, gopher, gudgeon, immolation, injured party, pigeon*, sitting target, sufferer
Antonyms: criminal, culprit
Main Entry: whipping boy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fall guy
Synonyms: chopping block, dupe, fall guy*, goat*, goat, mark*, patsy*, patsy, sacrifice, scapegoat, sucker, target, victim
Main Entry: easy mark
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: easy victim
Synonyms: chump, cinch, fall guy, mark, mug, patsy, pushover, scapegoat, sitting duck, soft touch, sucker, doormat, easy pickings, easy touch, jay, pigeon, prize sap, trusting soul
Main Entry: martyr
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: sufferer
Synonyms: offering, saint, scapegoat
Main Entry: target
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person as object of ridicule
Synonyms: butt*, byword, game, mark*, prey, quarry, scapegoat*, scorn, sitting duck*, sport, victim, pigeon*
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