REPROACHABLE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

reproachable

adjective

Definition of reproachable

as in guilty

deserving reproach or blame there are only a few reproachable lapses in a generally well-researched book

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Adjective

Shelton pleaded not guilty to all charges on Friday in Little Rock District Court.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
Gao has refused to plead guilty to the charges and plans to appeal the decision.

— News Desk, Artforum, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of guilty

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

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

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

In NyKayla’s case, prosecutors could only reach a meaningful sentence by charging the gun’s owner with reckless endangerment after a child was already dead.

— Brittany Berlin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
Groups of kids, some as young as elementary school age, tear through our streets at reckless speeds with no regard for pedestrians.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of reckless

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

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