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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While the award could influence Parker to plead guilty, her loss in the civil suit won’t be admissible as evidence in the criminal proceeding.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025 -
The assassin is found guilty of shooting Garfield and is sentenced to death.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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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His Stoic Challenge framework invites you to see a setback not as something terrible, blameworthy or unfair but instead as a test of your ingenuity and resilience.—
Hanna Hart,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Is Jenny culpable for hiring a sketchy nanny, Carrie (Sophia Lillis)?—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Also in the Prem, Chris Richards was arguably culpable on Liverpool’s late equalizer, but was then spared by Eddie Nketiah’s dramatic 97th-minute winner.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Breaking this rule can result in a second-degree misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500 and 60 days in jail, per WTSP.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Across many states, speeding 20 mph over the limit is punishable by a fine of several hundred dollars and points on your driver’s license.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So to be there, back in my home state, to cover something that was just so unthinkable, reprehensible, that's always stayed with me, just talking to people in the days and hours after that tragedy.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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All hate crimes are reprehensible.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Critics lambasted those policies as impractical at best, reckless at worst.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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These reckless policies have deadly consequences.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Blamable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blamable. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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