blamed

Pointed the finger

Blamed is a mild oath used as a euphemistic intensifier, substituting for damned: I can't find my blamed keys, That blamed dog got into the trash again.

It appears in expressions of frustration or emphasis, now sounding old-fashioned or folksy.

The past tense and past participle of blame also take this form: They blamed him for the accident.

accusation

fault

Imperfection or blame

accusedCharged with wrongdoing
responsibleObligated to answer for actions
culpableDeserving of blame

scapegoated · fingered · charged · implicated · indicted · condemned · denounced · pointed · targeted · held accountable

blameless-contrast

innocent

Free from moral wrong

exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
clearedFound not guilty
absolvedFreed from guilt

vindicated · acquitted · wrongly · unjustly · falsely · unfairly · mistakenly · erroneously · scapegoat · victim

informal-intensifier

darned

Mildly cursed euphemism

blastedDestroyed or damned
darnRepair by weaving
confoundedThoroughly puzzled or frustrated

cursed · damned · doggone · blinking · blooming · ruddy · flipping · freaking · blessed · lousy

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innocent

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