as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
an honest mistake is hardly a blamable offense
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blamable
Adjective
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Norman Macksoni, 47, pleaded not guilty to one count of rape and possession of extreme images.—
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Bartelt was found guilty in Blodgett's death, and sentenced to life in prison without parole, despite his defense maintaining his innocence.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Were there other equally culpable defendants who did not receive the death penalty?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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Gowans previously admitted acting in a culpable and reckless manner after throwing part of a broken seat onto the field after the match.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Roberts also faces a federal weapons charge, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Aggravated cruelty carries a penalty of up to two years in prison, and abandoning a dog is punishable by up to one year in jail and fines up to $1,000.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And though the most appalling moments from such shows tend to go the most viral, the shows themselves are not uniformly reprehensible.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
30 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Later that month, a reckless driver trying to flee police hit and killed a 28-year-old man.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Oceanside City Council recently revised their e-bike ordinance to allow law enforcement to confiscate e-bikes from reckless riders.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Blamable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blamable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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