culprits

NOUN

person responsible for wrongdoing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

criminal felon fugitive miscreant offender wrongdoer

STRONG

con convict delinquent evildoer jailbird malefactor rascal sinner transgressor yardbird

WEAK

ex-con guilty party

Antonyms

STRONGEST

police

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culprits

The main culprits of the bad fire seasons Canada suffered in 2023 and 2025 are homegrown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

There are more obvious culprits for HHS’s failure to protect Americans from this outbreak.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Real yields, and the factors pushing them higher, are the true culprits behind higher 10-year yields.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

An influential research paper from the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab pointed at infrastructure and much-needed upgrade costs as the possible main culprits behind higher bills, at least for the moment.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

Facing the culprits, Bernabe sighed, “Ai, Chihuahua,” and removed a pad from his back pocket.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols