Blame and Laud

Opposite meaning words

Blame

Blame verb - To express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of.

Usage example: more concerned with pleasing audiences, the playwright has always claimed to be indifferent to whether critics praise his comedies or blame them without mercy

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Synonyms for Blame

Antonyms for Blame

Laud is an antonym for blame in topics: praise, free, accuse.

Nearby Words: blameless, blamed, blaming, blameful

Laud

Laud verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

Usage example: the critics have lauded the best-selling author's newest novel

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Synonyms for Laud

Antonyms for Laud

Blame is an antonym for laud in acclaim topic.

Nearby Words: laudation, laudable, lauded, laudably, lauding

Common collocations

someone	blame someone	laud someone
system	blame system	laud system
team	blame team	laud team
fact	blame fact	laud fact

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