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Adjective
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Capable of being trusted
trustworthy
dependable
conscientious
reliable
trusty
sound
stable
faithful
devoted
impeccable
principled
adult
dutiful
rational
unfailing
capable of being trusted
high-principled
able
capable
competent
effective
efficient
firm
loyal
qualified
self-reliant
steadfast
upright
true
steady
more ❯
“It's great to have a responsible guy like Scott on the team who will always get the job done.”
Adjective
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(of a choice or decision) Exercising prudence
sensible
reasonable
mature
prudent
astute
judicious
levelheaded
level-headed
practical
rational
calculating
informed
pragmatic
realistic
sound
enlightened
sane
thoughtful
wise
cautious
considerate
considered
discerning
expedient
sage
well-advised
circumspect
sagacious
shrewd
sober
well-judged
more ❯
“He made the responsible decision to stay in college and finish his diploma.”
Adjective
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(responsible for) Having an obligation as part of one's role
accountable
liable
in charge of
in control of
at the helm of
charged with
amenable
obligated to
obliged to
on the hook
bonded to
bound to
carrying the can
carrying the load
compelled to
constrained to
contracted to
engaged in
held to
tied to
overseeing
supervising
controlling
administering
directing
managing
leading
commanding
heading up
calling the shots
more ❯
“You will be responsible for doing the dishes this week.”
Adjective
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(responsible for) Being a primary cause of an event or action
accountable
answerable
to blame
behind
guilty of
culpable of
blameworthy
at fault
at the bottom of
in the wrong
blamable
censurable
on the hook
liable
culpable
guilty
reproachable
chargeable
reprehensible
subject
amenable
wrong
blameable
obligated
sinful
erring
condemnable
offending
reprovable
errant
more ❯
“I need to find the culprit in this office who is responsible for eating all the cookies.”
Adjective
▲
(of a job or position) Involving responsibility or a degree of personal accountability
important
key
powerful
authoritative
executive
head
high-level
high-ranking
central
consequential
dominant
prestigious
prominent
senior
considerable
elevated
eminent
high
influential
serious
top-level
top-ranking
fundamental
decision-making
“He is a canny businessman with a responsible position that he does not take lightly.”
Adjective
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(responsible to) Having to report to a superior and be answerable to them
answerable
accountable
supervised by
managed by
bound
chargeable
duty-bound
subject
under obligation
obliged
obligated
bounden
liable
beholden
indebted
in hock
in someone's debt
honour-bound
under an obligation
in debt
on a string
on the tab
reliable
dependable
to blame for
accountable for
chargeable for
liable for
responsible for
owing
hooked
owed
answerable for
owing a favor
honor-bound
“The Cabinet would be responsible to the President, but answerable to Parliament.”
Adjective
▲
(of an act) Subject to a judicial punishment
punishable
unlawful
illegal
illegitimate
indictable
prohibited
criminal
felonious
actionable
unauthorisedUK
unauthorizedUS
guilty
unsanctioned
dishonest
culpable
banned
fraudulent
outlawed
forbidden
chargeable
interdicted
proscribed
penal
prosecutable
barred
convictable
condemned
answerable
liable
imputable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint
dutiful
obedient
compliant
submissive
deferential
respectful
docile
biddable
regardful
pliant
reverential
duteous
devoted
attentive
reverent
conscientious
deferent
faithful
loyal
good
dedicated
decent
punctilious
filial
binding
obligatory
well-behaved
well disciplined
well trained
incumbent on
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Being responsible or in command of something, someone or a group of people
in command
liable
answerable
accountable
in control
at the helm
giving the orders
in charge
amenable
charged with
at the helm of
on the hook
in control of
carrying the load
in charge of
carrying the can
Adjective
▲
Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent
conscious
deliberate
knowing
intentional
calculated
intended
purposeful
studied
wilful
premeditated
purposive
voluntary
willed
willful
considered
witting
planned
preconceived
rational
reasoning
reflective
set
strategic
aforethought
determined
prepense
volitional
on purpose
pre-planned
self-conscious
done on purpose
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Exhibiting passion and enthusiasm
good
determined
devout
enthusiastic
fervent
passionate
resolute
ardent
bent
bent on
buckled down
constant
decided
dogged
driven
earnest
firm
fixed
gritty
hardboiled
indomitable
obstinate
persevering
persistent
purposeful
resolved
set
set on
settled
single-minded
solid
stanch
steadfast
strong-minded
strong-willed
stubborn
tenacious
unfaltering
unflinching
unhesitating
untiring
unwavering
avid
dyed-in-the-wool
fervid
gung ho
impassioned
intent
inveterate
pious
serious
sworn
tried
tried-and-true
true-blue
hopeful
Adjective
▲
Assiduously attending to the comfort or wishes of others
attentive
considerate
kind
thoughtful
accommodating
civil
obliging
solicitous
conscientious
gracious
polite
caring
courteous
gallant
respectful
devoted
dutiful
kindly
sympathetic
tender
understanding
chivalrous
helpful
reverential
decent
mannerly
regardful
responsive
well mannered
mindful
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of or suitable for an adult
grown-up
mature
adult
grown
developed
sensible
full-grown
full-fledged
fully developed
of age
fully-grown
full-size
fully grown
fully-fledged
matured
full-blown
ripe
full grown
in full bloom
big
ripened
complete
full
full-term
well-developed
older
fit
nubile
seasoned
prime
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Playing a part in bringing about a desired outcome
contributive
conducive
contributing
contributory
related
instrumental
influential
causative
causal
useful
serviceable
helpful
advantageous
beneficial
valuable
underlying
fundamental
pivotal
connecting
supportive
subservient
adjuvant
active
involved
significant
important
advance
promote
forward
help
further
helping
subsidiary
cause
auxiliary
of assistance
of help
of use
contribute to
add to
be responsible for
lead to
make for
of service
have a hand in
be a factor in
conduce to
be conducive to
partly responsible
play a part in
be partly responsible for
open the door for
oil the wheels of
give rise to
Adjective
▲
Having or showing a reasonable or high level of intellect
intelligent
clever
bright
smart
quick
sharp
brilliant
acute
alert
astute
penetrating
keen
apt
brainy
discerning
intellectual
knowledgeable
perspicacious
quick-witted
canny
genius
perceptive
thinking
wise
able
gifted
ingenious
inventive
knowing
rational
resourceful
enlightened
exceptional
fast
logical
sage
sharp-witted
talented
well-informed
precocious
profound
sagacious
scholarly
supersmart
whip-smart
alive
calculating
capable
cerebral
comprehending
creative
deep
highbrow
hyperintelligent
imaginative
instructed
nimble
original
quick on the uptake
ready
sensible
together
ultrasmart
understanding
witty
whiz
all there
very smart
know how many beans make five
having a good head on one's shoulders
having no flies on
capable of learning
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having considerable skill, proficiency, or intelligence
able
capable
clever
expert
fit
masterly
qualified
skilled
accomplished
gifted
talented
competent
effective
efficient
brilliant
experienced
intelligent
proficient
skilfulUK
adept
adroit
fitted
good
powerful
suitable
apt
practisedUK
virtuoso
adequate
equal
masterful
savvy
skillfulUS
suited
tasty
alert
bright
cunning
easy
effectual
effortless
endowed
equipped
genius
ingenious
keen
knowing
practicedUS
learned
prepared
ready
sharp
smart
strong
trained
worthy
agile
artful
deft
dextrousUK
dexterousUS
highly endowed
au fait
with it
know one's onions
know the ropes
up to it
up to snuff
up to speed
know backwards and forwards
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something
determining
key
defining
critical
crucial
deciding
decisive
conclusive
definitive
settling
final
essential
important
pivotal
significant
causal
certain
chief
evaluative
influential
major
paramount
prime
principal
shaping
absolute
clear
last
ultimate
categorical
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Exerting power over the minds or behavior of others
influential
persuasive
effective
compelling
convincing
crucial
inspirational
inspiring
pivotal
effectual
instrumental
motivating
efficacious
meaningful
moving
rousing
stirring
strong
telling
touching
affecting
alluring
enticing
guiding
masterful
motivational
potent
powerful
provocative
seductive
swayful
authoritative
contributory
far-reaching
formative
impelling
impressive
inducing
momentous
operative
stimulating
swaying
central
cogent
consequential
controlling
forceful
forcible
impactful
critical
decisive
encouraging
fateful
able
animating
capable
competent
considerable
dynamic
efficient
energetic
hard-hitting
imposing
monumental
robust
successful
vigorous
emphatic
material
purposeful
striking
useful
more ❯
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