responsible

res-pon-si-ble · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having an obligation to do something or having control over someone; accountable.

  2. 2.

    Being the primary cause of something.

  3. 3.

    Having the capacity to make moral or rational decisions; trustworthy and reliable.

  4. 4.

    (Of a job or position) involving important duties and decisions.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    hold responsible — to consider someone accountable
  • •
    responsible party — the person or entity accountable
  • •
    socially responsible — acting in ways that benefit society

Related words

Antonyms: irresponsible, reckless, unreliable
See also: accountability, liable, reliable, responsibility
Synonyms: accountable, answerable, dependable, liable, reliable

Etymology

From obsolete French responsible, from Latin responsus, past participle of respondere ("to respond, answer"), from re- ("back") + spondere ("to pledge, promise").