responsible
answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
involving accountability or responsibility, as in having the power to control or manage: promoted to a responsible position in the firm.
chargeable with being the author, cause, or occasion of something (usually followed by for): Termites were responsible for the damage.
having a capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable; capable of rational thought or action: The defendant is not responsible for his actions.
able to discharge obligations or pay debts.
reliable or dependable, as in meeting debts, conducting business dealings, etc.
(of a government, member of a government, government agency, or the like) answerable to or serving at the discretion of an elected legislature or the electorate.
Origin of responsible
1Other words for responsible
Other words from responsible
- re·spon·si·ble·ness, noun
- re·spon·si·bly, adverb
- in·ter·re·spon·si·ble, adjective
- non·re·spon·si·ble, adjective
- non·re·spon·si·ble·ness, noun
- non·re·spon·si·bly, adverb
- pre·re·spon·si·ble, adjective
- qua·si-re·spon·si·ble, adjective
- qua·si-re·spon·si·bly, adverb
- su·per·re·spon·si·ble, adjective
- su·per·re·spon·si·ble·ness, noun
- su·per·re·spon·si·bly, adverb
- un·re·spon·si·ble, adjective
- un·re·spon·si·ble·ness, noun
- un·re·spon·si·bly, adverb
Words Nearby responsible
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use responsible in a sentence
Authorities should carry out a thorough investigation to find those responsible and give justice to Jeanine.
Tijuana authorities criticized over handling of transgender woman’s murder | Michael K. Lavers | September 17, 2020 | Washington BladeThis means that for this particular account, we used to not know which search queries were responsible for about 20% of costs.
How much does Google’s new search term filtering affect ad spend transparency? Here’s how to find out | Frederick Vallaeys | September 16, 2020 | Search Engine LandIt is responsible for the deaths of over 905,000 people around the world, and more than 190,000 people in the United States alone.
Why Coming Up With Effective Interventions To Address COVID-19 Is So Hard | Neil Lewis Jr. (nlewisjr@cornell.edu) | September 14, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThe team is responsible for cranking out hundreds of millions of devices from Asia and shipping them across the world.
If the question is which individual country is responsible for the most emissions, it’s the US, at almost double its nearest competitor, China.
“Mona Iraqi is responsible for 25 families losing their lives,” he said, speaking figuratively.
Sisi Is Persecuting, Prosecuting, and Publicly Shaming Egypt’s Gays | Bel Trew | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf Uber did actually mislead its customers, it should certainly be held responsible.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB? | Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNor am I particularly responsible with my personal finances.
The Guaraldi music is certainly at least 50 percent responsible for A Charlie Brown Christmas becoming as iconic as it has.
Students deemed “responsible” for alleged sexual assaults on college campuses can face little or no consequence for their acts.
Jameis Winston Cleared of Rape Like Every Other College Sports Star | Robert Silverman | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut if God made man, then God is responsible for all man's acts and thoughts, and therefore man cannot sin against God.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordThen came the strange note this morning, which I believe you, Miss Joyce, are responsible for!
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanHe came later, and Harry, the black-haired boy, was mainly responsible for his coming.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingThis contrast implies a great wrong somewhere, and for which somebody must be responsible.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyIts resolution will be put into practice with all fidelity by the executive power in its character of responsible government.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for responsible
/ (rɪˈspɒnsəbəl) /
(postpositive usually foll by for) having control or authority (over)
(postpositive foll by to) being accountable for one's actions and decisions (to): to be responsible to one's commanding officer
(of a position, duty, etc) involving decision and accountability
(often foll by for) being the agent or cause (of some action): to be responsible for a mistake
able to take rational decisions without supervision; accountable for one's own actions: a responsible adult
able to meet financial obligations; of sound credit
Origin of responsible
1Derived forms of responsible
- responsibleness, noun
- responsibly, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse