| Meaning | worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable. |
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| Examples | - "a responsible adult"
- "responsible journalism"
- "a responsible position"
- "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"
- "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"
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| Attribute of | responsibility, responsibleness | A form of trustworthiness |
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| Narrower | accountable | liable to account for one's actions |
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| amenable | liable to answer to a higher authority |
| answerable | morally or legally responsible to a higher authority |
| liable | held legally responsible |
| trustworthy | Taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations |
| See also | obligated | Caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course |
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| prudent | Careful and sensible |
| trustworthy, trusty | worthy of trust / trust or belief |
| Opposite | irresponsible | showing lack of care for consequences |
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| Spanish | responsable |
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| Catalan | responsable |
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| Nouns | responsibility, responsibleness | a form of trustworthiness |
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| Adverbs | responsibly | in a responsible manner |
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