blameworthy

Definitions

Deserving of blame or censure; responsible for a fault or wrong.

Guilty of a specific action or behavior that warrants criticism.

Examples

The committee concluded that the manager's negligence was blameworthy and led directly to the project's failure.

While the accident was unfortunate, the driver was not considered blameworthy because the road conditions were treacherous.

Synonyms

culpable guilty reprehensible censurable at fault condemnable sinful

Antonyms

blameless innocent faultless guiltless irreproachable virtuous praiseworthy