responsible

Meanings

Plural: responsibles

Adjective

• worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
  • "a responsible adult"
  • "responsible journalism"
  • "a responsible position"
  • "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"
  • "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

Adjective Satellite

• being the agent or cause
  • "determined who was the responsible party"
  • "termites were responsible for the damage"
• having an acceptable credit rating
  • "a responsible borrower"

Adj

• Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
• Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.
• Answerable to (a superior).
• Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
• Having good judgment in decision-making.
• Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
• Capable of rational conduct and thus morally accountable for one's behavior.

Noun

• The individual who bears the responsibility for something.
• An actor taking on the lesser roles in repertory theatre.

Synonyms

creditworthy, responsible for

Antonyms

irresponsible

Related Words

irresponsible, respond, response, responsibility, responsibleness, responsibly

Anagrams of responsible