Antonyms for scapegoat
ˈskeɪpˌgoʊtscape·goat

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 10 votes

1. scapegoatnoun

   To blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.

   He is making me a scapegoat.

   Synonyms:
   fall guy, patsy, whipping boy

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1. • Victim

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:1.4 / 20 votes

1. scapegoat, whipping boynoun

   someone who is punished for the errors of others

   Synonyms:
   whipping boy

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:4.0 / 4 votes

1. criminal

   a scapegoat is a person who was wrongfully accused for somebody else's wrongdoings, but a criminal is a person who is rightfully accused for their wrongdoings

   the scapegoat was released from jail when the criminal was discovered.

   Submitted by JP03 on October 30, 2014  

How to use scapegoat in a sentence?

1. Mark Schmidt:

   (The government) are making police the scapegoat and creating a situation that is becoming unbearable for everyone who lives here. So that's one of the reasons we have joined the strike, losing a bit of money now is not such a problem,(compared) with losing everything that the freedom of Hong Kong used to stand for.

2. Yaron Brook:

   But while capitalism may be a convenient scapegoat, it did not cause any of these problems. Indeed, whatever one wishes to call the unruly mixture of freedom and government controls that made up our economic and political system during the last three decades, one cannot call it capitalism.

3. Cedric Richmond:

   I am not going to let them use Steve as a scapegoat to score political points when I know him and know his family.

4. Kirk Douglas:

   Some find Jews to be a convenient scapegoat rather than looking at the real source of their problems.

5. President Obama:

   During these times of uncertainty, it’s always tempting for politicians for their own gain and for people in power to try and see if they can divide people, scapegoat folks, turn them on each other.

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