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culpable

[kuhl-puh-buhl] / ˈkʌl pə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
responsible for action
Synonyms
STRONGEST
guilty impeachable liable reprehensible responsible
WEAK
amiss answerable at fault blamable blameful blameworthy caught caught in the act caught red-handed censurable demeritorious dirty found wanting hung up in the wrong indictable off base out of line punishable sinful smoking gun to blame unholy wrong
Antonyms
STRONGEST
immune irresponsible
WEAK
blameless inculpable innocent not guilty right

Example Sentences

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Damian Williams said Shah was the most culpable of the many defendants accused of participating in a nationwide fraud scheme.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

If found culpable, he could be suspended from the practice of law or disbarred in D.C.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

But much more money would be needed for real remediation, and other companies are likely to be culpable too, experts said.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Masondo added that a case of culpable homicide would be opened.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

At Sophie Mol’s funeral and in the days before Estha was Returned, they saw her swollen eyes, and with the self-centeredness of children, held themselves wholly culpable for her grief.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy