Term: responsible

Responsible (adjective) /rɪˈspɑːn.sə.bəl/:

Having the duty of dealing with or taking care of something or someone. LV: atbildīgs, pienākumu nasta.
Being the cause of something (usually something bad). LV: vainojams.
(Of a person) Reliable and able to be trusted to do the right thing. LV: uzticams, prātīgs.

Example sentences:

The project manager is responsible for making sure the work is finished on time.
High winds were responsible for the power outage last night.
We need to hire a responsible person to look after the children after school.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

responsible (adjective)

a) liable to be called on to answer

b) (1) liable to be called to account as the primary cause, , or - motive agent a committee responsible for the job

(2) being the cause or explanation - mechanical defects were responsible for the accident

c) liable to legal review or in case of fault to penalties

a) able to answer for one's conduct and obligations - trustworthy

b) able to choose for oneself between right and wrong

marked by or involving or accountability - responsibility responsible financial policies

politically answerable , especially required to submit to the if defeated by the - electorate legislature used especially of the British cabinet

Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus

responsible (adjective)

being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so

SYNONYMS:

accountable, amenable, answerable, liable

RELATED WORDS:

beholden, indebted, obligated, obliged

NEAR ANTONYMS:

exempt, immune

irresponsible, nonaccountable, unaccountable

responsible (adjective)

worthy of one's trust

SYNONYMS:

calculable, good, reliable, responsible, safe, secure, solid, steady, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty

RELATED WORDS:

constant, devoted, faithful, fast, loyal, staunch ( stanch), steadfast, true-blue; honest, sincere, single-minded; infallible, unerring; bedrock, firm, sound, strong; effective, telling; attested, authenticated, confirmed, proven, valid, validated, verified; blameless, faultless, guiltless, impeccable, inerrant, irreproachable, unimpeachable, unquestionable

NEAR ANTONYMS:

disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue; deceitful, dishonest, lying, mendacious, untruthful; debatable, disputable, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, fishy, problematic ( problematical), questionable, shady, shaky, suspect, uncertain, unsound; hazardous, risky; unconfirmed, untried

dodgy [], uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsafe, untrustworthy

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