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Synonyms for accountable
əˈkaʊn tə bəlac·count·able
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Wiktionary
accountableadjective
Synonyms:
responsible, answerable, amenable, liableaccountableadjective
Having accountability (individuals have accountability); answerable.
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liable, answerable, responsible, amenableaccountableadjective
Requiring accountability (property or funds require accountability).
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liable, amenable, answerable, responsibleaccountableadjective
Liable to be called on to render an account;
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liable, responsible, answerable, amenableaccountableadjective
Being answerable for.
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responsible, amenable, liable, answerableaccountableadjective
Being liable for.
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amenable, responsible, liable, answerableaccountableadjective
Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
Synonyms:
responsible, answerable, liable, amenable
English Synonyms and Antonyms
accountable
Synonyms:
complaisant, compliant, conditional, constitutional, contingent, docile, ductile, gentle, humble, lenient, limited, lowly, meek, mild, responsible, submissive, yieldingAntonyms:
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
accountable
Synonyms:
responsible, liable, amenable, punishable, answerable, accredited, delegated, subordinateAntonyms:
autocratic, independent, irresponsible, absolute, supreme, despotic
Princeton's WordNet
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 Synonymes
accountableadjective
Synonyms:
responsible, answerable, amenable, liable
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
accountableadjective
Synonyms:
answerable, liable, amenable, responsibleAntonyms:
unaccountable, irresponsible, exempt
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "accountable":
responsible, accounts, liable, accountability, responsibility, answerable, accounting, accountant, auditors, charge, accountants, attributable
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#751 | limited | |
#1237 | responsible | |
#1453 | charge | |
#1487 | responsibility | |
#1934 | accounts | |
#1987 | accounting | |
#5364 | liable | |
#5870 | constitutional | |
#6690 | accountability | |
#6692 | accredited | |
#7995 | compliant | |
#8075 | gentle | |
#8164 | mild | |
#9933 | conditional | |
#10837 | accountants | |
#11090 | accountant | |
#12155 | humble | |
#12571 | accountable | |
#13020 | auditors | |
#13558 | contingent | |
#14774 | attributable | |
#17436 | delegated | |
#18856 | yielding | |
#18868 | subordinate | |
#28149 | punishable | |
#29257 | submissive | |
#29487 | meek | |
#37657 | lowly | |
#38382 | amenable | |
#49824 | ductile | |
#54137 | lenient | |
#66473 | answerable | |
#66707 | docile | |
#293856 | complaisant |
How to use accountable in a sentence?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Translations for accountable
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- яуаплыBashkir
- подотчетен, отговоренBulgarian
- odpovědnýCzech
- verantwortlichGerman
- ευεξήγητος, υπόλογοςGreek
- responsableSpanish
- vastuussa oleva, vastuullinenFinnish
- responsable, expliquableFrench
- ferantwurdlik, ferklearberWestern Frisian
- उत्तरदायीHindi
- skýranlegurIcelandic
- דין וחשבוןHebrew
- verantwoordelijk, aansprakelijk, verklaarbaarDutch
- responsávelPortuguese
- объясни́мый, отве́тственный, подотчётныйRussian
- ansvarigSwedish
- sorumluTurkish
- Có trách nhiệmVietnamese
- 负责Chinese
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