English adjective: responsible | |||
| 1. | responsible worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable | ||
| Samples | A responsible adult. Responsible journalism. A responsible position. The captain is responsible for the ship's safety. The cabinet is responsible to the parliament. | ||
| Similar | accountable, amenable, answerable, liable, trustworthy | ||
| See also | obligated, prudent, trustworthy, trusty | ||
| Attribute | responsibility, responsibleness | ||
| Antonyms | irresponsible | ||
| 2. | responsible being the agent or cause | ||
| Samples | Determined who was the responsible party. Termites were responsible for the damage. | ||
| Synonyms | responsible for | ||
| Similar | causative | ||
| Antonyms | noncausal, noncausative | ||
| 3. | responsible having an acceptable credit rating | ||
| Samples | A responsible borrower. | ||
| Synonyms | creditworthy | ||
| Similar | trustworthy, trusty | ||
| Antonyms | untrustworthy, untrusty | ||