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Synonyms of responsible in English:
responsible
See definition of responsible
adjective
1‘the Home Office is responsible for prisons’
SYNONYMS
in charge of, in control of, at the helm of, accountable for, liable for, charged with
manage, oversee, superintend, supervise, conduct, run, look after, organize, produce, see to
2‘those responsible for the mistake have been dealt with’
SYNONYMS
accountable, answerable, to blame
behind, at the bottom of, guilty of, culpable of
blameworthy, at fault, in the wrong
ANTONYMS
guiltless
3‘Margaret holds a responsible position in marketing’
SYNONYMS
important, powerful, authoritative, executive, decision-making, high
ANTONYMS
lowly
4‘he is responsible to the president’
SYNONYMS
answerable, accountable
supervised by, managed by
5‘Mr Smith is likely to prove a respectable and responsible tenant’
SYNONYMS
trustworthy, capable of being trusted, trusty, level-headed, rational, sane, reasonable, sensible, sound, stable, mature, adult
reliable, dependable, conscientious
ANTONYMS
irresponsible, untrustworthy
