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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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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