as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
are you any less culpable for murder if you acted in the heat of passion?
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Recent Examples of culpable
The sentence is less than prosecutors sought but the judge concluded Bahi was less culpable than his boss.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2025
Is Jenny culpable for hiring a sketchy nanny, Carrie (Sophia Lillis)?
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Chicago's lawsuit says Glock has sold its firearms, despite knowing they can be easily converted, and Glock and stores like Eagles Sports Range are culpable for the spread of modified handguns.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Even well into the ’80s and ’90s, mothers were made to feel culpable in some way for their children being diagnosed.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2025
Is Jenny culpable for hiring a sketchy nanny, Carrie (Sophia Lillis)?
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Chicago's lawsuit says Glock has sold its firearms, despite knowing they can be easily converted, and Glock and stores like Eagles Sports Range are culpable for the spread of modified handguns.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Even well into the ’80s and ’90s, mothers were made to feel culpable in some way for their children being diagnosed.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for culpable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culpable
Adjective
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Norman Macksoni, 47, pleaded not guilty to one count of rape and possession of extreme images.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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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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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
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“Culpable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culpable. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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