reproachable

adjective

Definition of reproachablenext
as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame there are only a few reproachable lapses in a generally well-researched book

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reproachable
  1. guilty
  2. reprehensible
  3. culpable
  4. reckless
  5. blameworthy
Adjective
  • The men pleaded guilty Thursday to crimes brought against them but will not serve prison time.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Sidney Powell and Ken Chesebro both plead guilty and agree to cooperate.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of guilty
Adjective
  • Those three things adding up result in William not being able to control his anger and acting in a way that's reprehensible.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • This episode is a nightmare of stress and bad choices, and Sagar Radia plays Rishi with such subtlety that despite his reprehensible behavior, I was still left feeling oddly soft for him.
    Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2024
Definition of reprehensible
Adjective
  • Individual errors were culpable for three, arguably all four goals.
    Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The parents were both sentenced to 10-15 years in prison last month after separate juries determined that the parents were culpable for ignoring troubling warning signs their son exhibited ahead of the shootings and buying him a gun instead of getting him help.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2024
Definition of culpable
Adjective
  • Donald Trump’s stance on nuclear weapons has been one of obsessive and reckless bombast.
    Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Sargeant was charged with two counts of first degree assault, two counts of first degree reckless endangerment, and several second degree counts for menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, harassment, and disorderly conduct.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of reckless
Adjective
  • 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.
    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
Definition of blameworthy
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