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Synonyms for accountable
əˈkaʊn tə bəlac·count·able

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. accountableadjective

    Synonyms:
    responsible, answerable, amenable, liable

  2. accountableadjective

    Having accountability (individuals have accountability); answerable.

    Synonyms:
    liable, answerable, responsible, amenable

  3. accountableadjective

    Requiring accountability (property or funds require accountability).

    Synonyms:
    liable, amenable, answerable, responsible

  4. accountableadjective

    Liable to be called on to render an account;

    Synonyms:
    liable, responsible, answerable, amenable

  5. accountableadjective

    Being answerable for.

    Synonyms:
    responsible, amenable, liable, answerable

  6. accountableadjective

    Being liable for.

    Synonyms:
    amenable, responsible, liable, answerable

  7. accountableadjective

    Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.

    Synonyms:
    responsible, answerable, liable, amenable

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. accountable

    Synonyms:
    responsible, liable, amenable, punishable, answerable, accredited, delegated, subordinate

    Antonyms:
    autocratic, independent, irresponsible, absolute, supreme, despotic

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. accountableadjective

    liable to account for one's actions

    "governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"; "fully accountable for what they did"; "the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"; "he was answerable to no one"

    Antonyms:
    irresponsible

Dictionary of English Synonymes2.3 / 3 votes

  1. accountableadjective

    Synonyms:
    responsible, answerable, amenable, liable

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. accountableadjective

    Synonyms:
    answerable, liable, amenable, responsible

    Antonyms:
    unaccountable, irresponsible, exempt

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How to use accountable in a sentence?

  1. Jenny Sushe:

    I did not remove it and instead posted it because I wanted people to see what he had done to me, i wanted him to be accountable. I didn't want him to get away with it. What he did to me was disgusting.

  2. Mike Garcia:

    I’m praying for Paul Pelosi and condemn violence against anyone, no matter who does it. After having my volunteers get assaulted and my family members’ lives threatened, I am disgusted by this violent attack.We need to hold these individuals accountable, for opportunists like @ChristySmithCA to politicize this for personal gain is shameful and heinous. Americans are sick of the violence. We need to support law enforcement and accept only law and order. My prayers are with Paul Pelosi.

  3. Kenneth Rodman:

    The idea is you want to hold people accountable and end the culture of impunity that allows for this kind of behavior, on the other hand, ending civil conflicts requires negotiating with people with bloody hands.

  4. Arisha Hatch:

    The way Keith Ellison is handling the murder of George Floyd versus the way Daniel Cameron is handling Breonna Taylor is a prime example of actually having prosecutors in place who share your values and are accountable to Black people.

  5. Heather Nauert:

    The United States is considering a range of options to respond to Russia’s outrageous actions in the U.K., both to demonstrate our solidarity with our ally and to hold Russia accountable for its clear breach of international norms and agreements.


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