Synonyms for culpable
- adjective
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Adjective
guilty, blameworthy, reprehensible, criminal, to blame, unjustifiable, blamable US, blameable UK, censurable, faulty, blameful, reprovable, nocent dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.
I am culpable for stealing your money.
Related words
- Phrases
- culpable negligence
Example sentences
- criminal Fadil was engaged in a lot of criminal activities.
- guilty If it is true, it follows that Nakagawa is guilty.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| culpable | rising | |
| criminal | steady | |
| guilty | steady | |
| blameworthy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- guilty2, faulty2, nocent
- 8 letters
- criminal3, blamable, blameful
- 9 letters
- blameable
- 10 letters
- censurable, reprovable
- 11 letters
- blameworthy
- 13 letters
- reprehensible5, unjustifiable6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (guilty2 = 2 syllables).