BLAMABLE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How is the word 'blamable' different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of blamable are blameworthy , culpable , and guilty . While all these words mean "deserving reproach or punishment," blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility. // conduct adjudged blameworthy // an accident for which no one is blamable

Q: When could 'culpable' be used to replace 'blamable'?

While the synonyms culpable and blamable are close in meaning, culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence. // culpable neglect

Q: When would 'guilty' be a good substitute for 'blamable'?

The words guilty and blamable are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing. // guilty of a breach of etiquette

blamable

adjective

ˈblā-mə-bəl

Definition of blamable

as in guilty

deserving reproach or blame an honest mistake is hardly a blamable offense

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How is the word blamable different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of blamable are blameworthy, culpable, and guilty. While all these words mean "deserving reproach or punishment," blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility.

conduct adjudged blameworthy

an accident for which no one is blamable

When could culpable be used to replace blamable?

While the synonyms culpable and blamable are close in meaning, culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence.

culpable neglect

When would guilty be a good substitute for blamable?

The words guilty and blamable are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing.

guilty of a breach of etiquette

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He was released on a $175,000 bond April 20 and pleaded not guilty to the charges June 22.

— Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Farwell has pleaded not guilty to charges of killing a witness or victim and failure to protect an unborn child.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of guilty

Adjective

Taken by themselves, shame and awe are neither laudable nor blameworthy.

— Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of blameworthy

Adjective

At Wednesday’s hearing, Paul described Niembro as the most culpable of the four defendants and Ramirez as second, while acknowledging that Ramirez’s cooperation justified a significantly shorter sentence.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Police opened a culpable homicide case, and the cause of the collision remained under investigation, Spies said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of culpable

Adjective

Assi is charged with a hate crime, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000 or both.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The ban makes membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of punishable

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

Van Lemaster, 88, was booked into the Larimer County Jail on charges of vehicular homicide, vehicular assault, and reckless endangerment on Friday.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
In 2016, Zelich pled guilty to first-degree reckless homicide in the death of Gamez and one count of hiding a corpse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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