scapegoats

The word “scapegoats” has 2 syllables: scape-goats

It's pronounced as /ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊts/

What is synonym and antonym for scapegoats?

In the thesaurus, “scapegoats” has 32 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for scapegoats along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for scapegoats

noun
1. In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.
2. Someone punished for the error or errors of someone else.
verb
1. To punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.
2. To blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.

The employees were unfairly used as scapegoats for the company's financial issues.
In the meeting, the manager blamed the scapegoats to avoid taking responsibility for the mistake.
Politicians often create scapegoats to distract the public from more serious problems.
The town leaders pointed to the newcomers as scapegoats for the economic decline.
Instead of resolving the conflict, they used each other as scapegoats, escalating the tension further.

On this page you'll find 32 synonyms or another words to scapegoats, such as: butts, chump, doormat, dupe, dupes, easy mark, excuses.

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