Synonyms of culpability

culpability

noun

ˌkəl-pə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

as in blame

responsibility for wrongdoing or failure

cannot find culpability where there is neither knowledge that a crime has been committed nor evidence of intent to commit a crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blame
• guilt
• onus
• fault
• complicity
• sinfulness
• accusation
• condemnation
• rap
• blameworthiness
• guiltiness
• remorse
• censure
• denunciation
• regret
• finger-pointing
• reproach
• shame
• self-reproach

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocence
• blamelessness
• guiltlessness
• faultlessness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of culpability

Twenty-nine people, mostly teenagers, were crushed on top of the nine young people who died. Combs, thrown into his first scandal at 22 years old, denied culpability for the stampede. —Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025

Even the president of Mexico at the time, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, recognized Biden’s culpability. —Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2025

The government has thus far been unclear and tried to evade scrutiny by downplaying the government’s culpability. —Chris Massaro, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025

The prosecutor Cammarano said that the criminal investigation into culpability will hinge on what investigators find when the ship is brought to shore, including whether doors were left open or improperly secured, or whether a design flaw led to the sinking. —Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024