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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

Example Sentences

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Crisps, chocolate bars and ice cream are identified as the culprits of this tendency, which the study viewed as "representing an early form of self-medication".

From Barron's • May 22, 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

Nigeria is currently grappling with a spate of mass abductions by a range of culprits.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Most experts say storms and geography are the primary culprits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The prosecutor argued that the probability was so low that such a couple existed that the police investigation must have turned up the actual culprits.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos