Synonyms for responsible
rɪˈspɒn sə bəlre·spon·si·ble

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1. responsibleadjective

   Antonyms:
   irresponsible

2. responsibleadjective

   Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.

   Antonyms:
   irresponsible

3. responsibleadjective

   Antonyms:
   irresponsible

4. responsibleadjective

   She has a responsible position in the firm.

   Antonyms:
   irresponsible

5. responsibleadjective

   Who is responsible for this mess?

   Antonyms:
   irresponsible

6. responsibleadjective

   He looks like a responsible guy.

   Antonyms:
   irresponsible

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. responsible

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.3 / 3 votes

1. responsibleadjective

   worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable

   "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

   Synonyms:
   creditworthy, responsible for(p)

   Antonyms:
   feckless, unreliable, devil-may-care, harum-scarum, irresponsible, carefree, trigger-happy, idle, unaccountable, loose, noncausative, freewheeling, slaphappy, untrusty, do-nothing(a), untrustworthy, noncausal, happy-go-lucky

2. responsible, responsible for(p)adjective

   being the agent or cause

   "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage"

   Antonyms:
   unreliable, idle, do-nothing(a), devil-may-care, untrustworthy, untrusty, irresponsible, freewheeling, unaccountable, noncausative, harum-scarum, carefree, noncausal, slaphappy, happy-go-lucky, feckless, loose, trigger-happy

3. creditworthy, responsibleadjective

   having an acceptable credit rating

   "a responsible borrower"

   Synonyms:
   creditworthy, responsible for(p)

   Antonyms:
   untrusty, unaccountable, feckless, untrustworthy, carefree, freewheeling, slaphappy, do-nothing(a), happy-go-lucky, loose, idle, irresponsible, noncausative, devil-may-care, harum-scarum, trigger-happy, unreliable, noncausal

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. responsibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   answerable, liable, accountable, amenable

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. responsibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   accountable, answerable, amenable

   Antonyms:
   irresponsible, unaccountable, independent

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1. List of paraphrases for "responsible":

   accountable, responsibility, liable, chargé, competent, loaded, perpetrators, liability, officials, makers, authors, guilty, responsable, granting, tasked, lead, accountability, leaders, responsibly, responsables, charged, mandated, head, responsibilities, origin, entrusted, official, answerable, managers, relevant, load

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How to use responsible in a sentence?

1. Vladimir Putin:

   The Kiev authorities have given an official order to start large-scale military operations practically throughout the whole line of contact. The result is tens of killed and wounded, not only among the military on both sides but... among civilians, those who give these criminal orders are responsible.

2. John McInnes:

   If you are not fit enough to enter the United States, they are going to stabilize your condition for deportation, the steamship company was responsible for transit and your return trip. Just know that all of the immigrants returning back to Europe would likely be returning with the freight.

3. Pedro Fernandez:

   The person responsible for this is named Nicolas Maduro, this is just the tip of the iceberg given all the things we're suffering.

4. Oprah Winfrey:

   Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath, we could feel Peace enter the room at his passing.

5. Helen Fisher:

   If you have a good credit score, flaunt it, when it comes to dating, a good credit score ups your mate value, helping you win a responsible, long-term partner, more so than some other qualities that online daters might highlight on their profile.