Meaning & use
culpable
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Deserving blame for a wrongful act.
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The investigation found the company culpable for the safety failures that led to the accident.
He felt culpable for the argument, even though both sides had said hurtful things.
A note on using this word
Culpable is common in legal writing, often in phrases like 'criminally culpable' or 'culpable negligence.'
Words with a similar meaning
blameworthyguilty
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Words with an opposite meaning
innocentblameless
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