Synonyms for responsibility
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˌspɒn səˈbɪl ɪ ti |
Top 10 synonyms for responsibility Other synonyms for the word responsibility
- albatross
- amenability
- answerability
- boundness
- capableness
- care
- charge
- competency
- conscientiousness
- constraint
- contract
- culpability
- dependability
- dependableness
- encumbrance
- engagement
- faithfulness
- fault
- firmness
- holding the bag
- incubus
- incumbency
- levelheadedness
- loyalty
- obligation
- obligatoriness
- onus
- pledge
- power
- rap
- rationality
- reliability
- restraint
- sensibleness
- soberness
- stability
- steadfastness
- subjection
- trust
- trustiness
- uprightness
Définition of responsibility
Origin :- "condition of being responsible," 1787, from responsible + -ity. Meaning "that for which one is responsible" is from 1796. Related: Responsibilities.
- noun accountability, blame
- noun maturity, trustworthiness
- And we need a new sense of responsibility for a new century.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- A person can be expected to act responsibly only if he has responsibility.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The responsibility for the breach is not under discussion here.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- And when you marry you will, as you know, be rid of the responsibility.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Her responsibility was heavy on her; she made frequent rounds.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Porter laughed at the idea that responsibility could attach to Crane.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- At least the responsibility can thus be definitely assigned.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- Those who decided, have accepted the responsibility, and have defended their action.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- An awful hour for Bismarck, conscious of the load of responsibility which he carried.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- Mrs Verloc was no longer a person of leisure and responsibility.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
Antonyms for responsibility
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