| Main Entry: | accountable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | responsible for having done |
Synonyms: |
answerable, charged with, culpable, liable, obligated, obliged, on the hook |
| Notes: | to be accountable is to be liable to being called to account or answerable; liable means legally obligated or responsible; and responsible is liable to be required to give account, as of one's actions or of the discharge of a duty or trust |
Antonyms: |
blameless, innocent, irresponsible, unaccountable, unreliable, untrustworthy |
| Main Entry: | denounce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condemn, attack |
Synonyms: |
accuse, adjudicate, arraign, blacklist, blame, boycott, brand, castigate, censure, charge, charge with, criticize, damn, declaim, decry, denunciate, derogate, dress down, excoriate, expose, finger*, hang something on, impeach, implicate, impugn, incriminate, indict, inveigh against, knock, ostracize, proscribe, prosecute, rap, rat, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprobate, reprove, revile, scold, show up, skin*, smear, stigmatize, take to task, threaten, upbraid, vilify, vituperate |
Antonyms: |
approve, commend, compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | accused |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blamed |
Synonyms: |
arraigned, charged with, held for questioning, implicated, incriminated, indicted, liable, subject to accusation, under indictment, under suspicion |
Antonyms: |
acquitted, clear, discharged |