Scapegoat : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'scapegoat': discover synonyms for the word scapegoat, such as envoy or minion.

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Example of words in the same lexical field as "": whipping boy and envoy.


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Synonyms for scapegoat sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for scapegoat Degree of synonymy of scapegoat Frequency in the language
envoy
   20010 0.86  
minion
   20003 0.92  
emissary
   20001  
messenger
   19962 8.06  
culprit
   19926 1.08  
turkish
   19922 3.90  
butt
   19891 38.57  
outlet
   19883 2.00  
outfall
   19877  
footwear
   19813 0.78  
patsy
   19240 3.69  
blame
   10047 58.78  
bogeyman
   10047 0.86  
blaming
   10047 6.94  
blamed
   10047 5.63  
vilify
   10047 0.16  
demonize
   10047 0.12  
blamer
   10047 0.02  
boogeyman
   10047 0.69  

Lexical field of "scapegoat"

whipping boy
envoy
minion
emissary
messenger
culprit
turkish
butt
outlet
outfall
footwear
patsy
blame
bogeyman
blaming
blamed
vilify
demonize
blamer
boogeyman
excuse
culpable
villify
perpetrator
vilified
retaliator
victimize
demonized
victim
savior
victimage
crucify
blames
victimizer
exonerate
smokescreen
blamers
victimise
traitor
demonise
exculpate
martyr
retribution
culprits
punish
figurehead
vilification
blameful
witchhunt
patsies