BLAMEWORTHINESS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

blameworthiness

noun

Definition of blameworthiness

as in culpability

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Noun

Students and activists protested the funding structure, accusing ExxonMobil of retracing the path of tobacco companies, which paid for scientific work on obscure causes of cancer as a distraction from their culpability.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Tamara Le Ann Wallace wore a dark blazer and jeans, her shoulder-length hair adorned with light blue dye on the tips, standing straight and using a loud, firm voice to declare her culpability in federal court in Sacramento.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of culpability

Noun

Missing evidence and recanted testimonies suggest that powerful men might have interfered with the investigation to hide their own complicity in the murder.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
In contrast to the gorgeous monochrome visuals, this is a land that stinks of complicity and delusion — of opportunists desperate to scramble onto the right side of history.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of complicity

Noun

But soon after, in Genesis 18, God tells Abraham of plans to investigate reports of sinfulness in Sodom and Gomorrah.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.

— Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026

Definition of sinfulness

Noun

Through imposing guilt by association and collective punishments, the North Korean state has spent decades attenuating the relationships through which private anger might be converted into collective action.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
But the main focus is Sanaa’s relationship with her late father and her guilt over how she may be connected to his crimes.

— Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of guilt

Noun

Children’s Mercy didn’t explicitly lay the blame on a failure to expand Medicaid or the expiration of premium tax credits in the One Big Beautiful Bill.

— Jack Harvel October 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
He has been sacked 17 times in six games, but the blame really should be on the coach for having a poor game plan.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of blame

Noun

The Johnson County pastor and the former rural doctor traded condemnations, repeatedly turning policy questions into opportunities to cast doubt on each other’s character and fitness for office.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Under Ben-Gvir, Israeli police have increasingly allowed Jews to pray at the site, a deliberate provocation to the Arab world, drawing condemnation from Palestinian and Jordanian authorities.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

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