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| Main Entry: | responsible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accountable, in charge |
| Synonyms: | answerable, at fault, authoritative, bonded, bound, censurable, chargeable, culpable, engaged, executive, exposed, guilty, held, high, important, incumbent, liable, obligated, obliged, open, pledged, subject, tied, at the helm, bound to, carrying the load, compelled, constrained, contracted, decision-making, devolving on, duty-bound, fettered, hampered, in authority, in control, minding the store, on the hook, susceptive, sworn to, to blame, under contract, under obligation |
| 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: | excused, exempt, free, immune, irresponsible |
| Main Entry: | responsible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trustworthy, mature |
| Synonyms: | able, adult, capable, competent, conscientious, dependable, dutiful, effective, efficient, faithful, firm, levelheaded, loyal, qualified, rational, reliable, self-reliant, sensible, sober, sound, stable, steadfast, steady, tried, trusty, upright |
| Antonyms: | immature, irresponsible, untrustworthy |
| Main Entry: | beholden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indebted |
| Synonyms: | bound, grateful, into, obligated, obliged, owing, responsible, in hock, on a string, on the arm, on the cuff, on the tab, owe one, under obligation |
| Antonyms: | ingrateful |
| Main Entry: | culpable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | responsible for action |
| Synonyms: | amiss, answerable, at fault, blamable, blameworthy, caught, censurable, dirty, guilty, hung up, liable, off base, punishable, reprehensible, responsible, sinful, smoking gun*, unholy, wrong, blameful, caught in the act, caught red-handed, demeritorious, found wanting, impeachable, in the wrong, indictable, out of line, to blame |
| Antonyms: | blameless, inculpable, innocent, right, not guilty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guilty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blameworthy; found at fault |
| Synonyms: | accusable, caught, censurable, censured, chargeable, condemned, conscience-stricken, contrite, convictable, convicted, criminal, culpable, damned, delinquent, depraved, doomed, erring, evil, felonious, hangdog*, impeached, in error, in the wrong, incriminated, iniquitous, judged, liable, licentious, offending, on one's head, out of line, proscribed, regretful, remorseful, reprehensible, responsible, rueful, sentenced, sheepish, sinful, sorry, wicked, wrong |
| Antonyms: | guiltless, innocent, moral, right, sinless, truthful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indebted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | under an obligation |
| Synonyms: | accountable, appreciative, beholden, bound, chargeable, grateful, hooked*, liable, obligated, obliged, owing, responsible, thankful, answerable for, bounden, duty-bound, honor-bound, in debt, in hock, owed |
| Antonyms: | paid, settled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intelligent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very smart |
| Synonyms: | able, acute, alert, alive, apt, astute, brainy*, bright, brilliant, calculating, capable, clever, creative, deep*, discerning, enlightened, exceptional, highbrow*, imaginative, ingenious, instructed, inventive, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, original, penetrating, perceptive, perspicacious, profound, quick, quick-witted, rational, ready, reasonable, resourceful, responsible, sage, sharp, smart, thinking, together*, understanding, well-informed, whiz*, wise, witty, all there, comprehending |
| Antonyms: | foolish, idiotic, imbecile, stupid, unintelligent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | onerous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult; requiring hard labor |
| Synonyms: | arduous, austere, backbreaking, burdensome, cumbersome, demanding, difficult, distressing, exacting, excessive, exigent, formidable, galling, grave, grinding, grueling, hard*, harsh, headache, heavy*, intolerable, irksome, laborious, merciless, oppressive, overpowering, painful, ponderous, pressing, responsible, rigorous, serious, severe, strenuous, taxing, tiresome, tiring, toilsome, troublesome, vexatious, weighty, crushing, embittering, exhausting, fatiguing, overtaxing, plodding |
| Antonyms: | common, easy, light, trivial |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reliable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trustworthy |
| Synonyms: | candid, careful, certain, conscientious, constant, decent, decisive, definite, dependable, determined, devoted, faithful, firm, good, honest, honorable, impeccable, loyal, okay, positive, predictable, proved, reputable, respectable, responsible, righteous, safe, sincere, solid, sound, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sterling, strong, sure, tried, tried-and-true*, true, true-blue*, trusty, unequivocal, unfailing, unimpeachable, upright, veracious, high-principled, incorrupt, there, true-hearted |
| Antonyms: | deceptive, irresponsible, unreliable, untrustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trustworthy/trusty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable, believable |
| Synonyms: | accurate, authentic, authoritative, convincing, credible, dependable, ethical, exact, honest, honorable, kosher*, levelheaded, mature, on the level*, open, plausible, realistic, responsible, righteous, saintly, secure, sensible, solid, square, steadfast, straight, tried, tried-and-true*, true, true-blue*, truthful, unfailing, upright, valid, veracious, always there, on up and up, principled, rock solid, there, to be trusted, trustable, up-front |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, unbelievable, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | willing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeable, ready |
| Synonyms: | accommodating, active, amenable, cheerful, compliant, content, deliberate, desirous, disposed, eager, energetic, enthusiastic, fair, favorable, feeling, forward, game, happy, inclined, intentional, like-minded, obedient, one, pleased, predisposed, prepared, prompt, prone, reliable, responsible, tractable, unasked, voluntary, willful, zealous, consenting, go along with, in accord with, in favor, in the mood, unbidden, unforced, well-disposed, witting |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, unprepared, unwilling |
| Main Entry: | blamable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blameworthy |
| Synonyms: | censurable, culpable, guilty, responsible |
| Antonyms: | blameless, inculpable, innocent |
| Main Entry: | blameworthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deserving blame |
| Synonyms: | at fault, blamable, censurable, culpable, guilty, responsible, blameful |
| Antonyms: | blameless, inculpable, innocent |
| Main Entry: | chargeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | liable |
| Synonyms: | answerable, responsible, imputable |
| Main Entry: | at fault |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deserving blame |
| Synonyms: | blameworthy, culpable, erring, guilty, in error, in the wrong, liable, on one's head, responsible, to blame, wrong |
| Main Entry: | trustworthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable |
| Synonyms: | accurate, all right, authentic, authoritative, believable, convincing, credible, dependable, ethical, exact, honest, honorable, kosher, level-headed, mature, open, plausible, realistic, responsible, righteous, rock, saint, secure, sensible, square, steadfast, straight, tried, true, trusty, truthful, unfailing, up front, upright, valid, veracious, always there, boy scout, down home, fly right, principled, there, true blue, trustable |
| Antonyms: | undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy |
| Main Entry: | punishable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | culpable |
| Synonyms: | blameworthy, criminal, guilty, responsible, condemned |
| Main Entry: | able |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to perform well; having a proven capacity |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, adroit, agile, artful, au fait, brilliant, capable, clever, deft, dexterous, effective, effectual, efficient, equal to, experienced, expert, facile, gifted, ingenious, intelligent, keen, know backwards and forwards, know one's onions, know the ropes, learned, masterful, masterly, powerful, practiced, prepared, proficient, qualified, responsible, savvy, sharp, skilled, skillful, smart, talented, there, trained, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, with it* |
| Antonyms: | delicate, feeble, inept, stupid, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conscientious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moral, upright |
| Synonyms: | high-minded, honest, honorable, incorruptible, just, pious, responsible, right, scrupulous, straightforward, strict, true, conscionable, high-principled, principled |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, dishonest, immoral, unjust, vulgar |
| Main Entry: | conscious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intentional |
| Synonyms: | affected, calculated, deliberate, knowing, mannered, premeditated, rational, reasoning, reflective, responsible, self-conscious, studied, willful |
| Antonyms: | indifferent, unconscious, unfeeling, unintentional, unstudied, not deliberate |
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