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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
“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
reprehensible
blameable
wrong
erring
criminal
offending
sinful
errant
condemnable
reprovable
chargeable
out of line
punishable
more ❯
“I need to find the culprit in this office who is responsible for eating all the cookies.”
Adjective
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(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
liable
amenable
obligated
legally responsible
culpable
obliged
to blame
punishable
compelled
blamable
constrained
blamed
charged with
held responsible
subject to blame
on the hook
reporting
blameworthy
faulty
censurable
guilty
obeying
tied
at fault
bound by
under the charge of
bound to obey
“The Cabinet would be responsible to the President, but answerable to Parliament.”
Adjective
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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
▲
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint
dutiful
respectful
deferential
compliant
conscientious
devoted
docile
obedient
submissive
reverential
regardful
attentive
dedicated
duteous
punctilious
biddable
deferent
faithful
filial
good
loyal
pliant
reverent
binding
decent
obligatory
well-behaved
well disciplined
incumbent on
well trained
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Able or likely to be successfully litigated
litigable
accountable
actionable
answerable
arguable
disputable
suable
liable
prosecutable
triable
criminal
unlawful
illegal
tortious
unjust
Adjective
▲
Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort
onerous
arduous
demanding
taxing
burdensome
crushing
hard
heavy
laborious
difficult
exacting
exhausting
oppressive
troublesome
weighty
formidable
awkward
back-breaking
gruellingUK
inconvenient
severe
strenuous
toilsome
trying
exigent
grave
Herculean
tiring
uphill
wearing
challenging
fatiguing
gruelingUS
killing
persnickety
punishing
stiff
stressful
wearisome
backbreaking
irksome
austere
cumbersome
distressing
embittering
excessive
galling
grinding
headache
intolerable
merciless
overpowering
overtaxing
painful
plodding
ponderous
pressing
rigorous
serious
tedious
time-consuming
tiresome
vexatious
more ❯
Adjective
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Morally good or correct
ethical
just
good
principled
upright
honest
righteous
decent
moral
virtuous
upstanding
irreproachable
blameless
clean
guiltless
honourableUK
noble
respectable
right
scrupulous
unimpeachable
elevated
exemplary
honorableUS
incorruptible
law-abiding
lawful
unbribable
fair
fitting
lofty
meritorious
praiseworthy
reputable
trustworthy
worthy
admirable
commendable
conscientious
conscionable
correct
godly
laudable
nice
proper
pure
saintlike
saintly
sinless
straight
true
angelic
equitable
humane
immaculate
impeccable
moralistic
kosher
square
Christian
right-minded
high-minded
high-principled
morally acceptable
morally correct
morally right
right-thinking
stand-up
all right
true blue
squeaky clean
whiter than white
pure as the driven snow
more ❯
Adjective
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Under an obligation to someone or an organization, typically financially
indebted
obliged
obligated
beholden
bound
bounden
owing
accountable
chargeable
hooked
liable
owed
duty-bound
honour-bound
under an obligation
in debt
honor-bound
in hock
in someone's debt
answerable for
owing a favor
under obligation
on a string
on the tab
pledged
committed
compelled
grateful
required
forced
contracted
urged
indentured
enslaved
under compulsion
appreciative
thankful
tied
owing someone thanks
called by duty
owing a debt of gratitude
binding
obligatory
owing someone a favour
without any option
constrained
regulated
made
necessitated
commanded
pressed
driven
ordered
directed
impelled
governed
ruled
restrained
coerced
articled
having no alternative
under necessity
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
▲
Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution
contributory
causal
causative
influential
instrumental
conducive
contributing
contributive
related
persuasive
effective
convincing
compelling
crucial
inspiring
inspirational
pivotal
motivating
effectual
meaningful
moving
efficacious
telling
strong
stirring
touching
rousing
guiding
potent
seductive
more ❯
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
gentlemanly
more ❯
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
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
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Adjective
▲
(of an act) Subject to a judicial punishment
punishable
criminal
blameworthy
actionable
felonious
illegal
illegitimate
indictable
unlawful
banned
culpable
dishonest
fraudulent
outlawed
penal
prosecutable
unauthorisedUK
unauthorizedUS
unsanctioned
barred
chargeable
convictable
forbidden
interdicted
prohibited
proscribed
condemned
guilty
liable
answerable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of or suitable for an adult
grown-up
adult
mature
full-grown
fully-grown
developed
full-fledged
full-size
fully developed
fully grown
grown
of age
sensible
fully fledged
matured
ripe
full-blown
big
full grown
in full bloom
seasoned
ripened
nubile
fit
grown up
older
full-term
experienced
complete
in one's prime
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
momentous
consequential
weighty
absolute
far-reaching
more ❯
Verb
▲
Steering a vessel
at the helm
in authority
in charge
in command
in control
administering
at the top
at the wheel
commanding
controlling
directing
leading
managing
overseeing
running
supervising
heading up
in the driving seat
in the saddle
calling the shots
holding the reins
in the seat of authority
pulling the strings
running the show
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