Synonyms of culpability

culpability

noun

ˌkəl-pə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

as in blame

responsibility for wrongdoing or failure

cannot find culpability where there is neither knowledge that a crime has been committed nor evidence of intent to commit a crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blame
• guilt
• onus
• fault
• complicity
• sinfulness
• accusation
• condemnation
• rap
• blameworthiness
• guiltiness
• remorse
• censure
• denunciation
• regret
• finger-pointing
• reproach
• shame
• self-reproach

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocence
• blamelessness
• guiltlessness
• faultlessness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of culpability

Her absence turned silence is a form of communication, one that symbolically washes her hands of culpability. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026

When cases proceed to a hearing, schools have a lower bar for determining culpability than the justice system’s standard of beyond a reasonable doubt. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

The long delay before Davis was charged did not mean Las Vegas investigators doubted his culpability, DiGiacomo said. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

The question is whether the media will ever learn from their mistakes or answer for their culpability. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026