CULPABILITY Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of culpability Multiple Democrats have come out in favor of ousting her, including two who called on her to resign shortly after the Ethics panel came back with its finding of her culpability. —

Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026 That theory expanded into what became a third-party-culpability defense in the murder trials. —

Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 Claude’s potential culpability in this and other potential war crimes was a subject of widespread speculation, not only in the media but in Washington. —

Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026 Each company filed responses to Castillo’s lawsuit denying culpability for the accident. —

Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for culpability

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Noun

Instead, sources say, Netanyahu lays the blame at the feet of the US negotiators – Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff – for steering the president toward an end to the hostilities.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Gorman’s death quickly became a lightning rod in the polarizing discourse over immigration policy, as national and local conservative politicians placed blame on the state’s sanctuary laws.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026