responsible

  • (a) 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
  • (s) being the agent or cause
    • determined who was the responsible party
    • termites were responsible for the damage
    responsible for,
  • (s) having an acceptable credit rating
    • a responsible borrower
    creditworthy,

Synonyms

responsible for creditworthy

Antonyms

irresponsible

See also

obligated prudent trustworthy trusty

Words of close approximity

responsibly
responsibly
responsible for responsibleness