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culprits

NOUN

person responsible for wrongdoing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

criminal felon fugitive miscreant offender wrongdoer

STRONG

con convict delinquent evildoer jailbird malefactor rascal sinner transgressor yardbird

WEAK

ex-con guilty party

Antonyms

STRONGEST

police

Example Sentences

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Nigeria is currently grappling with a spate of mass abductions by a range of culprits.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Most experts say storms and geography are the primary culprits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"There are only so many possible culprits, so I started to compare things that might be important," Hogan said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The Trump administration’s aggressive new stance on affordability seeks to address some of the main culprits behind the current cost-of-living squeeze.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

If so, then the culprits were still at large—and still able to steal American nuclear secrets and pass them on to the Russians.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau