as in innocent
free from guilt or blame
you may not have started the ugly rumor, but you helped to spread it, so you're hardly inculpable
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Recent Examples of inculpable
The Iceberg on the Sinking of the Titanic The dumb amount of doors this inculpable hunk of ice has opened.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Rats are reviled but resilient, dangerous but inculpable.
—Oliver Whang, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Rats are reviled but resilient, dangerous but inculpable.
—Oliver Whang, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inculpable
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Additionally, wearing a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian head scarf, at an event celebrating Arab Heritage Month was inflammatory of Johnson in the political environment following the massacre of innocent Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 July 2025
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Attorneys have also raised concerns about the increase in arrests of people with pending charges, who are presumed innocent, and disrupting their ability to mount a defense.—
Eva Wen,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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And how many guiltless prisoners there are here!—
Alexei Navalny,
The New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2024
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Many fans found its generally joyous treatment of Miranda’s guiltless affair with Che, a nonbinary comedian, in the first season off-putting.—
Lili Loofbourow,
Washington Post,
21 June 2023
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“Inculpable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculpable. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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