responsible
adjectives
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"
is similar to
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"
is similar to
morally or legally responsible to a higher authority
"parents are answerable for their child's acts"
is similar to
liable to answer to a higher authority
"the president is amenable to the constitutional court"
is similar to
held legally responsible
"men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"
is similar to
taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations
"trustworthy public servants"
see also
caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course
"felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan"
see also
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
"a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
see also
worthy of trust or belief
"a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"
is an attribute of
a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
"he holds a position of great responsibility"
being the agent or cause
"determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage"
having an acceptable credit rating
"a responsible borrower"
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