inculpable
- adjective
- /ɪnˈkʌlpəbl/
- Formal
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inculpable
- The lawyer argued that her client was inculpable due to the lack of evidence linking him to the crime.
Examples
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But this position diminishes the authentic freedom human beings possess to make decisions about their moral lives. What is at all costs to be avoided is the unfounded and demeaning assumption that the sexual behavior of homosexual persons is always and totally compulsive and therefore inculpable.
Academic text (2008) -
After the investigation, the committee concluded that she was inculpable and had no involvement in the wrongdoing.
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Ostensibly, what is not declared is not forgiven, excepting inculpable lapses of memory.
Academic text (1993) -
Moreover, we intimate from the metonym that the woman is as helpless and inculpable as "the frail bark" in which she rides.
Academic text (1998) -
And if that man fails to correspond with God's grace, which is being given to him specifically to remove him from ignorance, then when he fails to do so, his ignorance is no longer inculpable, and he becomes guilty of sin.
Blog text (30) -
His inculpable mistake during the test did not affect his overall performance, as it was clearly an error in judgment.
Synonyms
18
3.6
Not guilty of any wrong
7
8.2
Very honest and reliable so people cannot doubt it
7
5.1
Free from any marks, damage, or bad actions
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4.6
Not responsible for doing anything wrong
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8.1
Completely free from blame so no one can criticize them
Free from fault and not open to criticism
Not deserving blame because nothing is wrong
Antonyms
How Guilty
Surface Forms
Morphology
inculpable = culpable (transparent) = in + culp + able
For learners who know 'culpable', 'inculpable' is a straightforward negative formation meaning 'not culpable'.
Etymology
Inculpable comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and culpa meaning 'blame', the same root you see in culprit. So inculpable means 'not to blame', which is why we use it for someone who is free from guilt.