Adjective. responsible (comparative more responsible, superlative most responsible) (postpositive, followed by "for") Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
How does the adjective responsible contrast with its synonyms? Some common synonyms of responsible are accountable, amenable, answerable, and liable. While all these words mean "subject to being held to account," responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust.
responsible adjective (GOOD JUDGMENT)
Adverb. responsibly (comparative more responsibly, superlative most responsibly) In a responsible manner.
noun,plural re·spon·si·bil·i·ties. the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
There is no actual verb form of the word 'responsible. ' You can add the verb 'to be' before the word to make it a verb: to be responsible. Here is an example: She is responsible.
Being irresponsible is the opposite of being responsible and careful — you do what you like and don't care what happens afterward.
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If you are responsible for something, you did it or it happened because of something that you did.
I'm responsible to my board of directors. The government will be responsible to the President alone. He's a very responsible sort of person. He feels that the media should be more responsible in what they report.
"accountable for one's actions, answerable" to another, for an act performed or its consequences, 1640s, from obsolete French responsible (13c., Modern French responsable, as if from Latin *responsabilis), from Latin respons-, past-participle stem of respondere "respond, answer to, promise in return," from re- "back" ( ...
liable adjective [after verb] (RESPONSIBLE)
having (legal) responsibility for something or someone: The law holds parents liable if a child does not attend school.
adjective. /ˈlaɪəbl/ [not before noun] 1liable (for something) legally responsible for paying the cost of something You will be liable for any damage caused.
/ˈlaɪəbl/ [not before noun] liable (for something) legally responsible for paying the cost of something. You will be liable for any damage caused.
: a word of opposite meaning. The usual antonym of good is bad. antonymic. ˌan-tə-ˈni-mik. adjective.
“Appositive” is an adjective or noun referring to the grammatical concept of apposition. An appositive is a noun phrase that comes after another noun phrase (its antecedent) to provide extra information about it.
1(of a person) disagreeing strongly with something and trying to stop it She remained bitterly opposed to the idea of moving to Tulsa. They are totally opposed to abortion.
Word family (noun) responsibility ≠ irresponsibility (adjective) responsible ≠ irresponsible (adverb) responsibly ≠ irresponsibly.
The noun responsibility can be followed by the prepositions for and of. The oil company was forced to assume responsibility for the spill.
An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Adjectives can be used to describe the qualities of someone or something independently or in comparison to something else. Examples: Adjectives in a sentence I like old houses. The boy is tall and skinny. Jane is smarter than her brother.
accountable. / (əˈkaʊntəbəl) / adjective. responsible to someone or for some action; answerable. able to be explained.
loving. / (ˈlʌvɪŋ) / adjective. feeling, showing, or indicating love and affection.