as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
there are only a few reproachable lapses in a generally well-researched book
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reproachable
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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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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The charge the adult break-in suspect faces, breaking and entering, is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Each of the counts is punishable by up to five years in prison in the event of a conviction.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 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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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
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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“Reproachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reproachable. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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