culpable

1. 1.

   deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious

   “blameworthy if not criminal behavior”

   “censurable misconduct”

   “culpable negligence”

   Synonymsblameworthyblamableblameableblamefulcensurable

   Similarguilty

Questions about culpable

What does culpable mean?

culpable means "deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious".

How many syllables are in culpable?

culpable has 3 syllables: cul-pa-ble. The stress falls on "cul". In IPA it is /ˈkʌlpəbəl/.

What is another word for culpable?

Close synonyms include blameworthy, blamable, blameable, blameful, censurable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is culpable a common word?

culpable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.