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responsible
[ ri-spon-suh-buhl ] "
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adj. accountable, in charge adj. trustwo

SYNONYMS FOR

answerable liable
culpable pledged
guilty subject
important at fault

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ANTONYMS FOR responsible

innocent free
right immature
unaccount- immune
able
irresponsible
excused
untrustworth
exempt y

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RESPONSIBLE

The question, he said, was one for a

responsible Ministry alone to handle.

If Maggie had made bad

arrangements for her baby, Maggie
was responsible.

Not only am I responsible to him, but

He is responsible for me.

They are doled out to you, and you

are responsible for them.

Yes, he had replaced it—because he

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RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS

FOR RESPONSIBLE

able
adjective able to perform well; having a
proven capacity

accomplishe know one's

d onions
adroit know the
ropes
agile
learned
artful
masterful
au fait
masterly
brilliant
powerful
capable
practiced
clever
prepared
deft
proficient
dexterous
qualified
effective
responsible
effectual
savvy
efficient
sharp
equal to
skilled
experienced
skillful
expert
smart
facile
talented
gifted
there
ingenious
trained
intelligent
up to it
keen
up to snuff
know back-
wards and up to speed
forwards
with it

ablest
adjective able to perform well; having a
proven capacity

accomplishe know one's

d onions
adroit know the
ropes
agile
learned
artful
masterful
au fait
masterly
brilliant
powerful
capable
practiced
clever
prepared
deft
proficient
dexterous
qualified
effective
responsible
effectual
savvy
efficient
sharp
equal to
skilled
experienced
skillful
expert
smart
facile
talented
gifted
there
ingenious
trained
intelligent
up to it
keen
up to snuff
know back-
wards and up to speed
forwards
with it

at fault
adjective deserving blame

blameworthy liable
culpable on one's
head
erring
responsible
guilty
to blame
in error
wrong
in the wrong

beholden
adjective indebted

bound on the arm

grateful on the cuff
in hock on the tab
into owe one
obligated owing
obliged responsible
on a string under
obligation

blamable
adjective blameworthy

censurable guilty
culpable responsible

blameworthy
adjective deserving blame

at fault culpable
blamable guilty
blameful responsible
censurable

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