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
  • He was arraigned Wednesday and pleaded not guilty, court records show.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Axel Rene Kramer, 37, received his sentence in U.S. District Court in St. Paul after pleading guilty Jan. 5 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of guilty
Adjective
  • What an indefensible, reprehensible & disrespectful thing to have done.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
  • As a result that totally rules out any possibility of reprehensible actions on his part.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of reprehensible
Adjective
  • In Scotland, helping someone to die could lead to prosecution for culpable homicide.
    Harriet Marsden, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The industry may be culpable for direct indicators of global warming, but not these indirect killer extremes.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of culpable
Adjective
  • Besides murder, the jury also found Coy guilty of felonious assault and reckless homicide.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Coy, who was removed from his position in the Columbus Police Department shortly after the incident, faced charges of murder, reckless homicide and other offenses in which he was found guilty on Monday.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of reckless
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of blameworthy
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