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English noun: responsibility | |||
| 1. | responsibility (act) the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force | ||
| Samples | We must instill a sense of duty in our children. Every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty. | ||
| Synonyms | duty, obligation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | social control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burden of proof, civic duty, civic responsibility, demand, filial duty, guardianship, imperative, incumbency, job, keeping, legal duty, line of duty, moral obligation, noblesse oblige, prerequisite, requirement, requirement, safekeeping, white man's burden | ||
| 2. | responsibility (state) the proper sphere or extent of your activities | ||
| Samples | It was his province to take care of himself. | ||
| Synonyms | province | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ecclesiastical province | ||
| 3. | responsibility (attribute) a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct | ||
| Samples | He holds a position of great responsibility. | ||
| Synonyms | responsibleness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trustiness, trustworthiness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accountability, answerability, answerableness, dependability, dependableness, fault, reliability, reliableness | ||
| Part meronym | character, fiber, fibre | ||
| Attribute | irresponsible, responsible | ||
| Antonyms | irresponsibility, irresponsibleness | ||
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