Responsible

Adjective

 * 1) Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
 * Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.
 * 1) Capable of responding to any reasonable claim; able to answer reasonably for one's conduct and obligations; capable of rational conduct.
 * 2) Involving responsibility; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
 * She has a responsible position in the firm.
 * 1) Being a primary cause or agent of some event or action; capable of being credited for something, or of being held liable for something.
 * Who is responsible for this mess?
 * 1) Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
 * He looks like a responsible guy.

Antonyms

 * irresponsible

Related terms

 * respond
 * response
 * responsibility
 * responsibleness
 * responsibly

Adverbs for Responsible
admittedly; personally; individually; fearfully; unfortunately;  entirely;  directly; criminally; legally; accidently; voluntarily; peculiarly; indisputably; terribly; undoubtedly; officially; allegedly; indirectly; certainly; partially; reliably; sincerely; heavily; altogether; perfectly; safely; gravely; seriously; unhappily; completely; tragically; frightly; tremendously; naturally; incidentally; temporarily; permanently; momentarily; duly; morally; financially; deeply; carefully; wholly.

Thesaurus
accountable, administrative, amenable, answerable, answerable for, apt to, at fault, authoritative, capable of, chargeable, chief, creditable, culpable, decision-making, dependable, dependent on, directorial, ethical, executive, exposed, exposed to, faithworthy, guilty, honest, important, in danger of, incident to, incorruptible, inviolable, leading, liable, liable to, likely to, managerial, naked to, obligated, obliged to, open, open to, pledged, principal, prone to, proven, ready for, reliable, responsible for, stable, standing to, straight, subject, subject to, sure, susceptive to, tested, to be trusted, to blame, top, tried, tried and true, true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty, unfalse, unperfidious, untreacherous, within range of

Etymology
From responsable, from  responsus, from respondere

Translations

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 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: odpowiedzialny, odpowiedzialna , odpowiedzialne
 * Portuguese:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Danish: ansvarsbevidst, ansvarlig
 * Dutch:
 * French:
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 * Polish: odpowiedzialny, odpowiedzialna , odpowiedzialne
 * Portuguese: responsável
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swedish: ansvarstagande, ansvarsfull, ansvarskännande


 * Danish: ansvarsfuld
 * Dutch: verantwoordelijk, responsabel
 * French:


 * German: verantwortungsvoll
 * Portuguese: responsável
 * Swedish: ansvarsfull, med förtroende


 * Danish:
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 * German:
 * Portuguese: responsável
 * Swedish: ansvarig


 * Danish: ansvarsbevidst, pålidelig
 * Dutch: ,
 * French:


 * German:
 * Portuguese: responsável
 * Swedish: ansvarsfull,


 * : respondeca
 * : responsabile
 * : responsable
 * : బాధ్యత గల (baadhyata gala)