culpable C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment 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;... blameworthyguiltyreprehensibleliableanswerable ↔ Opposites innocentblamelessfaultless Word family Forms culpably Derived forms culpablyculpability Related forms culpritexculpateinculpate Etymology AI details From Latin culpabilis ('blameworthy'), from culpare ('to blame'), from culpa ('fault, blame'). culpabilis Latin culpa Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Ethics & Social Judgment - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown