Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
CULPABLE
a) Irresponsible
b) Careless
c) Blameless
d) Defendable

Answer 1

Hint: Opposite of a word means the antonym of the word. Therefore, you need to find the antonym of the word ‘culpable’. The word indicates being guilty.

Complete answer:
Let us look into the options (as to what they mean) that we have with us to find the correct answer for the above question.
Option ‘a’ – irresponsible means someone who is reckless, for example she was very irresponsible in taking care of her younger siblings.
Option ‘b’ – careless means someone who is thoughtless, for example, he was careless while stepping down from the pedestal.
Option ‘c’ – blameless means someone who is innocent, for example: he led a blameless life.
Option‘d’ – defendable means someone who is strong, or can defend, for example it is difficult to see defendable for someone in a sentence.
Now, we should discuss the meaning of the word given, i.e. ‘culpable’, it means or indicates that someone is guilty or blameworthy for a mistake. So, what would be the opposite of such a word?
Well, the opposite would be a word that means innocent or someone who is not blameworthy. With this explanation at hand, we can see that the correct option would be – option ‘c’, i.e. blameless, which means – someone who is innocent of any wrong doings.

Note:
Someone who is guilty can be irresponsible or careless but these words do not form the opposite of ‘culpable’. Therefore that eliminates two of the options, now you can easily use the above-given solution to eliminate one of the options from the remaining two and find the right answer.