recriminative

Examples

• All

• His recriminative comments only served to escalate the conflict rather than resolve it.

• A recriminative exchange broke out during the meeting, disrupting any chance of compromise.

• This is recriminative!

• The discussion turned recriminative very quickly.

• The debate quickly became recriminative as both sides started accusing each other of wrongdoing.

• His recriminative comments only served to escalate the conflict rather than resolve it.

• A recriminative exchange broke out during the meeting, disrupting any chance of compromise.

Synonyms

A

accusatory

vsrecriminative

10 6.3

Showing blame or suggesting someone did something wrong

is typically a retaliatory accusation made in response to blame

A

accusing

vsrecriminative

5 3.5

Showing that someone did something wrong

is used to accuse someone back in reply to another accusation

R

reproachful

vsrecriminative

2 6.5

Showing disapproval in voice or look

is sharper and functions as a direct reply accusing someone in return

A

accusative

vsrecriminative

1 8.6

Showing blame toward someone

is employed as a counteraccusation in response to an earlier charge

R

recriminatory

vsrecriminative

• Formal

1 9.4

Causing people to blame each other in return

is accusations made in response to earlier accusations

A

accusive

vsrecriminative

1 8.2

Showing blame or saying someone did something wrong

is used specifically as a reply accusation rather than a single claim

C

criminatory

vsrecriminative

• Formal

1 9.6

Suggesting that someone is guilty or to blame, especially in a legal case

is a retaliatory accusation rather than a legal implication alone

C

criminative

vsrecriminative

• Formal

9.9

Suggesting that someone did something wrong

is framed as a response accusing back rather than merely alleging guilt

How Accusatory

vitriolic

• Offensive

10 9.3

recriminative

• Formal

9.6

accusatory

10 6.3

questioning

8 3.9

neutral

198 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology