Responsible
21responsible — adjective 1) who is responsible for prisons? Syn: in charge of, in control of, at the helm of, accountable for, liable for 2) I am responsible for the mistake Syn: accountable, answerable, to blame, guilty, culpabl …
22responsible — /rəˈspɒnsəbəl / (say ruh sponsuhbuhl) adjective 1. involving accountability or responsibility: a responsible position. 2. having a capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable; capable of rational thought or action. 3. able to discharge …
23responsible — adjective /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbəl/ a) Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically. Parents are responsible for their childs behaviour. b) Capable of responding to any reasonable …
24responsible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. trustworthy, dependable; answerable, accountable, liable, chargeable; solvent. See duty, liability. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Charged with responsibility] Syn. accountable, answerable, liable,… …
25responsible — Though some may find the stricture a trifle pedantic, it is perhaps worth noting that a few authorities continue to hold that responsibility for events can lie only with people and not with things. Poor maintenance might be responsible for a… …
26responsible — adjective 1》 having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone. 2》 being the primary cause of something and so able to be blamed or credited for it. ↘(responsible to) reporting to; answerable to. ↘morally… …
27responsible — re•spon•si•ble [[t]rɪˈspɒn sə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) accountable, as for something within one s power 2) involving responsibility: a responsible position[/ex] 3) chargeable with being the source or occasion of something (usu. fol. by for) 4) having a… …
28responsible — adj. 1 (often foll. by to, for) liable to be called to account (to a person or for a thing). 2 morally accountable for one s actions; capable of rational conduct. 3 of good credit, position, or repute; respectable; evidently trustworthy. 4 (often …
29responsible — Synonyms and related words: accountable, administrative, amenable, answerable, answerable for, apt to, at fault, authoritative, capable of, chargeable, chief, creditable, culpable, decision making, dependable, dependent on, directorial, ethical,… …
30responsible to — reporting to; answerable to. → responsible …
