Synonyms and antonyms of Someone or something that is blamed or accused in British Thesaurus

target (noun)

something such as a person, idea, or statement that can be criticized

scapegoat (noun)

someone who is blamed for something that is not their fault, especially because someone else wants to avoid being blamed

fair game (noun)

someone or something that it is fair to criticize or attack

fall guy (noun)

informal someone who is blamed or punished for something bad that someone else has done

punchbag (noun)

British someone who is always blamed when things go wrong, even for things that are not their fault

the guilty party ()

the person or people who have done something wrong

have someone to thank (for something) ()

used in a negative way to say who you blame for something bad

patsy (noun)

mainly Americaninformal someone who is blamed for something that they did not do