culpable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkʌlpəbəl/ UK /ˈkʌlpəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
deserving blame; responsible for a fault or wrong

The report found the manager culpable for the safety lapse.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · deserving blame;... blameworthy guilty reprehensible liable answerable

Opposites

innocent blameless faultless

Word family

Forms culpably

Derived forms culpablyculpability

Related forms culprit exculpate inculpate

Etymology

From Latin culpabilis ('blameworthy'), from culpare ('to blame'), from culpa ('fault, blame').

culpabilis Latin culpa Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# culpable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkʌlpəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌlpəbəl/

## Meanings
1. deserving blame; responsible for a fault or wrong

## Examples
- The report found the manager culpable for the safety lapse.

## Synonyms
- blameworthy
- guilty
- reprehensible
- liable
- answerable

## Antonyms
- innocent
- blameless
- faultless

## Derived Forms
- culpably
- culpability

## Related Forms
- culprit
- exculpate
- inculpate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: culpabilis
- Root: culpa

## Etymology
From Latin culpabilis ('blameworthy'), from culpare ('to blame'), from culpa ('fault, blame').

## AI Etymology
Culpable is from Latin culpabilis ('blameworthy'), from culpare ('to blame'), from culpa ('fault, blame'). Important recorded forms include culpabilis (Latin) and culpa (Latin). The current sense covers deserving blame; responsible for a fault or wrong. The wider family includes derived forms such as culpably and culpability and related words such as culprit, exculpate, and inculpate.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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