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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Jones was arrested 15 years after his former teammate’s killing and has pleaded not guilty.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026 -
Jurors found Jim Lee Murphy, 37, of Declo, not guilty of first-degree murder following deliberations that lasted about seven hours.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 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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The person with knowledge of the situation said Scavino was not responsible for the post but did not identify the culpable individual.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Bessent also refused to retract his comments suggesting Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse killed by federal law enforcement in Minneapolis, was culpable in his own death by being armed.—
Fritz Farrow,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The agency's statement added that this constitutes offenses punishable under national and international laws, as well as under policies on moderation adopted by major digital platforms.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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The agency’s statement added that this constitutes offenses punishable under national and international laws, as well as under policies on moderation adopted by major digital platforms.—
Yves-Laurent Goma,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And if audiences or critics wish to reach for contemporary parallels drawn from other examples of reprehensible violence?—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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Sins of Kujo, adapted from Shohei Manabe’s manga, casts Yuya Yagira as a morally ambiguous lawyer who defends society’s most reprehensible figures, a dark, adult-skewing legal drama.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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The father faces 29 charges including second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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The charges Colin Gray is facing 29 charges related to the shooting, including two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of involuntary manslaughter, five counts of reckless conduct and 20 counts of child cruelty.—
Jozsef Papp,
AJC.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Blamable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blamable. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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