blamable

adjective blam·able \ˈblā-mə-bəl\

Definition of BLAMABLE

: deserving blame : reprehensible

— blam·ably \-blē\ adverb

First Known Use of BLAMABLE

14th century

Related to BLAMABLE

Synonyms: blameworthy, censurable, culpable, reprehensible, reproachable

Antonyms: blameless, faultless, impeccable, irreproachable

Synonym Discussion of BLAMABLE

blameworthy, blamable, guilty, culpable mean deserving reproach or punishment. blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility <conduct adjudged blameworthy> <an accident for which no one is blamable>. guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing <guilty of a breach of etiquette>. culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence <culpable neglect>.

Rhymes with BLAMABLE

claimable, framable, nameable, tamable

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