as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
we were all equally blameworthy, whether we had openly approved the free-speech restrictions or simply kept quiet about them
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Recent Examples of blameworthy
But even more blameworthy has been the president’s assault on U.S. institutions, which began long before the novel coronavirus appeared and will be felt long after it is gone.
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Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2020
His political support group consists mainly of sycophants who seek status by riding his popular coattails, while the erstwhile staff of his late presidential office have either now become subjects for criminal prosecution or — if not blameworthy — are adamantly urging against his return.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
On the whole, Google's spam filter, though in this instance imperfect, is not morally blameworthy.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2023
To highlight the hazy line between blameworthy and praiseworthy failure, Edmondson routinely asks leaders to estimate the percentage of blameworthy mistakes in their organizations.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
Additionally, studies show that people often direct retribution toward groups rather than individuals, such that people seeking revenge consider all Israelis or all Palestinians to be collectively blameworthy for the most extreme actions of a small number of people.
—Joshua Rottman, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
Those blameworthy influencers, in turn, must identify their respective influences and apportion blame among them.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
In a study that gave participants a scenario of an accidental fire that caused property damage, speakers of languages like English that give agentive descriptions tended to judge the plaintiff as more blameworthy and award them higher financial penalties.
—Sofia Quaglia, WIRED, 19 July 2023
The most dramatic takeaway from the video is the outsized role the northern hemisphere plays in the global spread of greenhouse gasses, compared to the far less blameworthy south.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 June 2023
Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2020
His political support group consists mainly of sycophants who seek status by riding his popular coattails, while the erstwhile staff of his late presidential office have either now become subjects for criminal prosecution or — if not blameworthy — are adamantly urging against his return.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
On the whole, Google's spam filter, though in this instance imperfect, is not morally blameworthy.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2023
To highlight the hazy line between blameworthy and praiseworthy failure, Edmondson routinely asks leaders to estimate the percentage of blameworthy mistakes in their organizations.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
Additionally, studies show that people often direct retribution toward groups rather than individuals, such that people seeking revenge consider all Israelis or all Palestinians to be collectively blameworthy for the most extreme actions of a small number of people.
—Joshua Rottman, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
Those blameworthy influencers, in turn, must identify their respective influences and apportion blame among them.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
In a study that gave participants a scenario of an accidental fire that caused property damage, speakers of languages like English that give agentive descriptions tended to judge the plaintiff as more blameworthy and award them higher financial penalties.
—Sofia Quaglia, WIRED, 19 July 2023
The most dramatic takeaway from the video is the outsized role the northern hemisphere plays in the global spread of greenhouse gasses, compared to the far less blameworthy south.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blameworthy
Adjective
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Years later, Hughes pleaded guilty to a criminal conflict-of-interest charge for collecting a $5 million fee from the sale while representing the city in the transaction.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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After initially denying any wrongdoing, Wilson pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in October.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Fauci, who was the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, pushed back on claims that the National Institutes of Health was culpable for research at the Wuhan lab in China.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2025
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To be white is to be the exception here and, in a way, to be culpable.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But if there has been any harm caused to Oscar Jenkins, that is absolutely reprehensible.—
Eric Cheung,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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The childhood friend opined that Sean’s alleged reprehensible actions could also be linked to his youth.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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