Synonyms of recriminations

recriminations

noun

plural of recrimination

as in accusations

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

• accusations
• charges
• allegations
• indictments
• complaints
• criminations
• counts
• pleas
• countercharges
• raps
• incriminations
• implications
• insinuations
• denunciations
• impeachments
• condemnations
• innuendos
• counteraccusations
• imputations
• arraignments
• censures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recriminations

India’s first bullet train is yet to transport a single passenger 10 years after the joint project with Japan broke ground, as the undertaking devolves into sniping and recriminations. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Human observers became so invested in the drama that recriminations flew and comment sections were restricted. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

The United States and Canada, historic allies along an undefended border, fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to raise prices for products in both countries. — Paul Wiseman, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026

Although much of the media attention on Harry and Meghan has focused on family tensions and recriminations in recent years, Owens suggested that the story may now shift to the royal’s efforts to rebuild family harmony. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

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