SCAPEGOAT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SCAPEGOAT?

Need another word that means the same as “scapegoat”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “scapegoat” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Scapegoat” are: whipping boy, victim, aunt sally

Scapegoat as a Noun

Definitions of "Scapegoat" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “scapegoat” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Someone who is punished for the errors of others.
• (in the Bible) a goat sent into the wilderness after the Jewish chief priest had symbolically laid the sins of the people upon it (Lev. 16).
• A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.

Synonyms of "Scapegoat" as a noun (3 Words)

aunt sally	The sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle.
victim	A person who has come to feel helpless and passive in the face of misfortune or ill-treatment. Earthquake victims.
whipping boy	A legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline.

Associations of "Scapegoat" (30 Words)

accusation	The action or process of accusing someone. There was accusation in Brian s voice.
accuse	Bring an accusation against; level a charge against. He was accused of favouritism.
bamboozle	Cheat or fool. He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well.
blame	Put or pin the blame on. We blamed the accident on her.
casualty	Someone injured or killed in an accident. He went to casualty to have a cut stitched.
censure	Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement. Despite episcopal censures the practice continued.
condemn	Appropriate (property) for public use. Most leaders roundly condemned the attack.
condemning	Containing or imposing condemnation or censure.
conspiracy	The action of plotting or conspiring. A conspiracy to destroy the government.
criticism	The analysis and judgement of the merits and faults of a literary or artistic work. He ignored the criticisms of his friends.
curse	Invoke or use a curse against. He cursed loudly as he burned his hand.
defraud	Illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception. He used a second identity to defraud the bank of thousands of pounds.
dupe	Fool or hoax. The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone.
fool	Foolish silly. He fooled nightclub managers into believing he was a successful businessman.
guilt	Make someone feel guilty especially in order to induce them to do something. He remembered with sudden guilt the letter from his mother that he had not yet read.
idiot	A person of low intelligence.
incrimination	An accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed. His incrimination was based on my testimony.
indict	Accuse formally of a crime. His former manager was indicted for fraud.
infamy	A state of extreme dishonor- F.D.Roosevelt. He thrived on the infamy and vilification.
irresponsibility	A form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions. The economic ills are a consequence of greed and irresponsibility.
opprobrium	An occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace. The critical opprobrium generated by his films.
patsy	A person who is easily taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something. There is a mischievous sparkle in his eyes that suggests he is no patsy.
punish	Impose a penalty on inflict punishment on. I have done wrong and I m being punished for it.
recrimination	An accusation in response to one from someone else. There are no tears no recriminations.
reproach	In the Roman Catholic Church a set of antiphons and responses for Good Friday representing the reproaches of Christ to his people. He gave her a look of reproach.
scam	A fraudulent business scheme. An insurance scam.
scold	Censure severely or angrily. His mother was the village scold.
sucker	Of a plant produce suckers. The suckers run along each tentacle.
tirade	A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation. A tirade of abuse.
victim	A living creature killed as a religious sacrifice. Sacrificial victims for the ritual festivals.