as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
are you any less culpable for murder if you acted in the heat of passion?
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Recent Examples of culpable
Jurors found Texas blogger Milagro Cooper culpable of defamation, and has been ordered to pay Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, $75,000.
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
As much as those who exploited Holocaust memory and human-rights discourse for potential gain, the anti-totalitarians are culpable for the near-total breakdown of political and moral norms today.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Is Jenny culpable for hiring a sketchy nanny, Carrie (Sophia Lillis)?
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Chicago's lawsuit says Glock has sold its firearms, despite knowing they can be easily converted, and Glock and stores like Eagles Sports Range are culpable for the spread of modified handguns.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
As much as those who exploited Holocaust memory and human-rights discourse for potential gain, the anti-totalitarians are culpable for the near-total breakdown of political and moral norms today.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Is Jenny culpable for hiring a sketchy nanny, Carrie (Sophia Lillis)?
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Chicago's lawsuit says Glock has sold its firearms, despite knowing they can be easily converted, and Glock and stores like Eagles Sports Range are culpable for the spread of modified handguns.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culpable
Adjective
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One of the men – who has pleaded not guilty – was approached by a UFWD official to set up the police station, according to the indictment.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Since then, 138 indictments have been issued from AHCCCS fraud referrals, with 46 indictments already resulting in convictions or guilty pleas.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Extreme cold made the O-rings fail, but NASA’s culture was just as blameworthy and needed a retrofit more urgently than any piece of shuttle hardware.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
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As the shutdown goes on, moreover, the polling on which side is more to blame seems to be gradually shifting toward Democrats as the more blameworthy side.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Culpable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culpable. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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