List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 41

SYNONYMS: blame, fault, guilt.
These nouns are compared in the sense of responsibility for an offense.

Blame stresses censure or punishment for a lapse or misdeed for which one is held accountable: The police laid the blame for the accident squarely on the driver.
Fault is culpability for causing or failing to prevent the occurrence of something detrimental: The student failed, but not through any fault of his teacher.
Guilt applies to serious, willful breaches of conduct and stresses moral culpability: The prosecution did not have sufficient evidence of the defendant's guilt.