responsible

Adjective
  1. Worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust;
    Or held accountable (synset 302003477)
    "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"
    also:
    • obligated - caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course
    • prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
    • trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief
    tells us about: responsibility, responsibleness - a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
    similar to:
    • accountable - liable to account for one's actions
    • answerable - morally or legally responsible to a higher authority
    • amenable - liable to answer to a higher authority
    • liable - held legally responsible
    • trustworthy - taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations
  2. Being the agent or cause (synset 300325776)
    "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage"
    similar to: causative - producing an effect
    same as: responsible for
  3. Having an acceptable credit rating (synset 302474578)
    "a responsible borrower"
    similar to: trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief
    same as: creditworthy

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