Synonyms: responsible, responsible for
Definition: being the agent or cause
Usage: determined who was the responsible party; termites were responsible for the damage
Similar words: causative
Definition: producing an effect
Usage: poverty as a causative factor in crime
Synonyms: responsible
Definition: worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
Usage: a responsible adult; responsible journalism; a responsible position; the captain is responsible for the ship's safety; the cabinet is responsible to the parliament
Similar words: accountable
Definition: liable to account for one's actions
Usage: 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
Similar words: answerable
Definition: morally or legally responsible to a higher authority
Usage: parents are answerable for their child's acts
Similar words: amenable
Definition: liable to answer to a higher authority
Usage: the president is amenable to the constitutional court
Similar words: liable
Definition: held legally responsible
Usage: men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service
Similar words: trustworthy
Definition: taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations
Usage: trustworthy public servants
Synonyms: responsible, creditworthy
Definition: having an acceptable credit rating
Usage: a responsible borrower
Similar words: trustworthy, trusty
Definition: worthy of trust or belief
Usage: a trustworthy report; an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion