Joke
Scapegoat
Scapegoat noun - A person or thing taking the blame for others.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Scapegoat
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Cite this Source
Scapegoat and Joke. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/joke/scapegoat
Joke & Scapegoat. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/joke/scapegoat>.
Scapegoat or Joke. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/joke/scapegoat.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "joke" and "scapegoat" have occurred on timeline