Synonyms of recrimination

recrimination

noun

as in accusation

an angry statement in which you accuse or criticize a person who has accused or criticized you

The discussion turned into a heated debate with recriminations flying back and forth.

Related Words

• accusation
• charge
• incrimination
• crimination
• indictment
• allegation
• count
• complaint
• plea
• rap
• condemnation
• impeachment
• implication
• denunciation
• countercharge
• innuendo
• censure
• insinuation
• imputation
• arraignment
• counteraccusation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recrimination

This followed days of accusations, recriminations and in-fighting among EU member states over an incident in which approximately 70,000 people crossed from Morocco to the small Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the North African coast. — Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026

Cardinal is trying to restart a program whose final months deteriorated into recriminations and accusations that remain far from resolved. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

Shared culpability The Platner campaign represented an electoral insurgency against the Democratic Party; now, there are going to be furious recriminations against those who launched it. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

But the grievances and recriminations aren’t limited to last winter or the beginning of Buster Posey’s tenure as president of baseball operations. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 July 2026