accountable
AdjectiveUS[uh-koun-tuh-buhl]/əˈkaʊntəbəl/4 syllablesalso [uh-kou-nuh-buhl] /əˈkaʊnəbəl/
Synonyms:
answerable
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- liable to account for one's actions“governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves”“fully accountable for what they did”“the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism”“he was answerable to no one”Synonyms: answerableOpposite irresponsibleSimilar responsible
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ac·count′a·ble (…), adjective
1. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.
2. Capable of being accounted for; explicable. rare
True religion... intelligible, rational, and accountable, — not a burden but a privilege.— Benjamin Whichcote
Synonyms: Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54