Synonyms of culprits

culprits

noun

plural of culprit

as in offenders

a person who has committed a crime

the police caught the culprit a mere two blocks from the scene of the crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offenders
• criminals
• defendants
• lawbreakers
• perpetrators
• crooks
• miscreants
• malefactors
• suspects
• accomplices
• principals
• villains
• guns
• outlaws
• perps
• wrongdoers
• convicts
• thugs
• desperadoes
• transgressors
• misdemeanants
• trespassers
• hoodlums
• gangsters
• hooligans
• racketeers
• sinners
• jailbirds
• fish
• mobsters
• recidivists
• detainees
• backsliders
• triggermen
• evildoers
• arrestees
• misdoers
• enforcers
• accused
• gunmen
• button men
• misfeasors
• gallows birds
• gunsels
• repeaters
• blackhanders
• hit men
• relapsers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lawmen
• gangbusters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of culprits

Among the culprits could be salad kits, raspberries, green onions, cilantro and basil. — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 11 July 2026

If your yard feels more unruly than relaxing, one of these common culprits may be to blame. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

Everyone’s heartburn triggers are different, but common culprits include coffee, alcohol, chocolate, peppermint, citrus, garlic, carbonated drinks, and spicy and fatty foods, Toriz says. — Sarah Klein, Time, 30 June 2026

Travel, groceries, utilities, and dining out are common culprits, but don’t stop there. — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026

Should designers, who work in an industry that is one of the biggest culprits for greenhouse gas emissions, at least be making clothes that people could reasonably aspire to wear in the hellfire summers to come? — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

Body soil, soap scum, mineral deposits, and mildew are common culprits in a dirty shower. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 28 June 2026

Take back your basement by letting go of these common clutter culprits. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026

The primary culprits are poor data quality and a lack of risk controls. — Sagi Eliyahu, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026