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Synonyms for scapegoat in English

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scapegoat:
- scapegoat; whipping boy
- scapegoat; whipping boy

English

Detailed Synonyms for scapegoat in English

scapegoat:

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scapegoat
scapegoat; whipping boy
- scapegoat
- whipping boy
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- scapegoat

scapegoat [the ~] noun

the scapegoat

– someone who is punished for the errors of others ¹
the scapegoat; the whipping boy
– someone who is punished for the errors of others ¹
- scapegoat [the ~] noun
- whipping boy [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "scapegoat":

whipping boy; victim

Related Definitions for "scapegoat":

someone who is punished for the errors of others¹

Related Synonyms for scapegoat

be made the scapegoat for

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University