Synonyms for accountable
əˈkaʊn tə bəl

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this antonym:

1. accountable(adj)

   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

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. accountable(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   liable, responsible, answerable, amenable

2. accountable(adjective)

   Having accountability (individuals have accountability); answerable.

   Synonyms:
   liable, answerable, responsible, amenable

3. accountable(adjective)

   Requiring accountability (property or funds require accountability).

   Synonyms:
   liable, amenable, answerable, responsible

4. accountable(adjective)

   Liable to be called on to render an account;

   Synonyms:
   answerable, amenable, liable, responsible

5. accountable(adjective)

   Being answerable for.

   Synonyms:
   amenable, liable, answerable, responsible

6. accountable(adjective)

   Being liable for.

   Synonyms:
   amenable, answerable, liable, responsible

7. accountable(adjective)

   Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.

   Synonyms:
   responsible, answerable, liable, amenable

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. accountable

   Synonyms:
   complaisant, compliant, conditional, constitutional, contingent, docile, ductile, gentle, humble, lenient, limited, lowly, meek, mild, responsible, submissive, yielding

   Antonyms:
   absolute, arbitrary, arrogant, authoritative, autocratic, coercive, commanding, compulsive, compulsory, controlling, despotic, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, exacting, haughty, imperative, imperious, irresponsible, lordly, overbearing, peremptory, positive, supreme, tyrannical, unconditional, unequivocal

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. accountable

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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. accountable(a.)

   Synonyms:
   responsible, answerable, amenable, liable

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. accountable(a)

   Synonyms:
   answerable, liable, amenable, responsible

   Antonyms:
   unaccountable, irresponsible, exempt

PPDB, the paraphrase database(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   responsible, accounts, liable, accountability, responsibility, answerable, accounting, accountant, auditors, charge, accountants, attributable

How to pronounce accountable?

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How to use accountable in a sentence?

1. Vrinda Grover:

   If a prime minister is to be held accountable for basic security and exercise of right to life and liberty for half the population of this country, then it should be a problem for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

2. The UIAF statement:

   This engagement builds on the high-level commitment from partners in the region to support the Venezuelan people and hold those responsible for the political, social, and economic crises accountable for their actions.

3. Gregory Welk:

   The real value is that the monitors help a person stay accountable and it may remind some to stay active or to get some activity every day.

4. State Attorney Michael G. Nerheim:

   Illinois law has long held felons accountable for any foreseeable deaths that occur during the commission or attempted commission of a' forcible felony.' This includes the death of innocent bystanders in addition to the deaths of co-felons.

5. Lisa Britt:

   The absentee ballot fraud that occurred in the 9th Congressional District effectively disenfranchised voters in that district, north Carolina voters should be confident that state officials will continue to be vigilant and pursue any individuals or organizations that attempt to undermine our elections. Democracy is best served by holding those who attempt to thwart North Carolina accountable.

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