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Another word for responsible

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Adjective

  1. Legally obligated

    See also:

    law

  2. Capable of being depended upon

    See also:

    trust

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Another word for responsible

Modifier

  1. Charged with responsibility

    See also:

    bound

    Antonyms:

  2. Capable of assuming responsibility

    Antonyms:

Synonym Study

  • Accountable implies liability for which one may be called to account you will be held accountable for anything you may say
  • Answerable implies a legal or moral obligation for which one must answer to someone sitting in judgment not answerable for the crimes of one's parents
  • Responsible applies to one who has been delegated some duty or responsibility by one in authority and who is subject to penalty in case of default who is responsible for filing the reports?
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Sentence Examples

  • You're responsible for cleaning your own clothes and linens.

  • Certainly he wasn't responsible for their safety.

  • I'm directly responsible for all of this.

  • But Katie isn't the one responsible for my visits.

  • The responsible party remains at large.

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