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- Dictionaryscapegoat/ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/
noun
- 1. a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
- 2. (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).
verb
- 1. make a scapegoat of: "few things are harder for kids to bear than being scapegoated"
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On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to scapegoat, such as: fall guy, chump, doormat, dupe, fool, and goat.
Synonyms for SCAPEGOAT: victim, excuse, goat, fall guy, whipping boy, mockery, monkey, butt, fool, dupe.
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noun. These are words and phrases related to scapegoat. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of scapegoat. The mechanic became the scapegoat for the pilot's error. Synonyms. victim. dupe. gull. whipping boy. laughingstock. butt. Slang. fall guy. Slang. patsy. Slang. goat. Slang.
a person made to bear the blame for others. Her supporters see her as a scapegoat for a policy that failed. Synonyms. fall guy. victim. patsy (informal) whipping boy. See examples for synonyms. (verb) in the sense of blame. Definition. to make a scapegoat of. He has been scapegoated for the lack of jobs and housing problems. Synonyms. blame.
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A fall guy is similar to a scapegoat, but it is mostly used if your scheme has been found out and one of your group of schemers must take the consequences. Definitions of scapegoat. noun. someone who is punished for the errors of others. synonyms: whipping boy. see more. see less. type of: victim.
Synonyms for SCAPEGOAT: whipping boy, fall guy, substitute, goat, butt, sacrifice, dupe, patsy.
Synonyms: substitute, sacrifice, dupe, victim, easy mark, fall guy, goat, gull, patsy, sacrificial lamb, sitting duck, stooge, whipping boy. Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: patsy, fall guy, scapegoat - English Only forum.
