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at fault adj.
culpable adj.
guilty adj.

ADJECTIVE

at fault

Synonyms

WEAK

blameworthy culpable erring guilty in error liable on one's head responsible to blame wrong

ADJECTIVE

culpable

Synonyms

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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 indictable off base out of line punishable sinful smoking gun to blame unholy wrong

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immune irresponsible

WEAK

blameless inculpable innocent not guilty right

ADJECTIVE

guilty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convicted culpable liable remorseful responsible sorry wrong

WEAK

accusable caught censurable censured chargeable condemned conscience-stricken contrite convictable criminal damned delinquent depraved doomed erring evil felonious hangdog impeached in error incriminated iniquitous judged licentious offending on one's head out of line proscribed regretful reprehensible rueful sentenced sheepish sinful wicked

Antonyms

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good immune irresponsible right

WEAK

guiltless innocent moral sinless truthful

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in the wrong

After all, it’s just a technology, a tool — which means it’s also a weapon in the wrong hands.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

Brian Diaz, a 26-year-old nurse in New York, said that "humanity has to develop", even though in the wrong hands AI could cause harm.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

While quarterbacks are the league’s most important and expensive players, it’s incredibly costly to invest in the wrong one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Police said there were no collisions as a result of the vehicle travelling in the wrong direction, but their investigation was ongoing.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

“I was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

in the wrong

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