BLAMABLE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How is the word 'blamable' different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of blamable are blameworthy , culpable , and guilty . While all these words mean "deserving reproach or punishment," blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility. // conduct adjudged blameworthy // an accident for which no one is blamable

Q: When could 'culpable' be used to replace 'blamable'?

While the synonyms culpable and blamable are close in meaning, culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence. // culpable neglect

Q: When would 'guilty' be a good substitute for 'blamable'?

The words guilty and blamable are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing. // guilty of a breach of etiquette

blamable

adjective

ˈblā-mə-bəl

Definition of blamable

as in guilty

deserving reproach or blame an honest mistake is hardly a blamable offense

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How is the word blamable different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of blamable are blameworthy, culpable, and guilty. While all these words mean "deserving reproach or punishment," blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility.

conduct adjudged blameworthy

an accident for which no one is blamable

When could culpable be used to replace blamable?

While the synonyms culpable and blamable are close in meaning, culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence.

culpable neglect

When would guilty be a good substitute for blamable?

The words guilty and blamable are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing.

guilty of a breach of etiquette

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Adjective

Six other co-conspirators who bought remains from Lodge have also pleaded guilty and received sentences.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Reiner has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and lying in wait.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of guilty

Adjective

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
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

Definition of blameworthy

Adjective

But isn’t the manager culpable when his dugout repeatedly butchers fundamental baserunning and defensive basics?

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Yes, every life includes some unique and untold combination of experiences for which other people are morally culpable.

— Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026

Definition of culpable

Adjective

Each count of a third-degree felony is punishable by up to five years in prison, up to five years' probation and a fine of up to $5,000.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
One of the charges — kidnapping — is a first-degree felony that is punishable by up to life in prison.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of punishable

Adjective

So while Murrill’s desire to deprive exonerees of money is terrible, Alexander said, her efforts to prevent them from having their names officially cleared are truly reprehensible.

— Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026
In the last two weeks, two Illinois House Democrats have been exposed for allegedly misusing their offices, engaging in reprehensible conduct and abusing the public trust placed in them as state representatives.

— Amy Elik, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Definition of reprehensible

Adjective

Smith said once caught, the suspect will face charges of making terroristic threats, harassment, simple assault, reckless endangerment and intimidation.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
The teens face misdemeanors including trespassing and reckless conduct, and two were given citations for having pellet guns.

— Sara Machi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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