Synonyms and antonyms of To make a criticism or accusation in British Thesaurus

charge (verb)

formal to claim that someone or something is bad or has done something bad

claim (verb)

to say that someone’s actions are the cause of something, especially in a court of law

call (verb)

to criticize someone, or to say unpleasant things about them

level at ()

to criticize or accuse someone

impute to (formal)

formal to say that someone or something has a specific quality, especially a bad one, or is guilty of something

lay something at someone’s door ()

to say that someone is responsible for something bad that has happened

apportion (verb)

formal to say who should be blamed for something

someone can dish it out but they can’t take it (informal)

informal if someone dishes out something such as criticism or punishment, they criticize or punish someone severely

stick on ()

to say that someone is responsible for something bad