Skip to main content
responsible

responsible

177 3.0
Trustworthy with money and good at paying debts
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈspɑnsəbl/
translation icon : solvente
  • None of us is just a victim; we are all responsible for it.
  • financially responsible
  • fiscally responsible

But he's extremely orderly and he's very responsible and he works really hard.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • So I did the only responsible thing I could.

  • She showed herself to be a responsible employee by completing her projects on time.

  • I think that it's just the responsible thing to do right now.

  • Next time I will use a more responsible approach.

  • Like a responsible person, she never missed a day of work.

  • What will make me be seen as a responsible corporation?

  • It's responsible and it moves us forward towards a balanced budget, and a secure future.

  • I enjoyed making good grades and having the teachers think that I was a responsible student.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • In addition, it is socially responsible and ethical that they do so.

    Academic text (1999)
  • You see, Willis is a responsible man.

Synonyms

creditworthy
vsresponsible
  • Specialized
3 5.0

Able to borrow money because you pay back loans on time

is broader meaning trustworthy or reliable beyond just suitability for credit

Antonyms

128 2.5

Likely to lie or cheat to get something for yourself

21 4.8

Not honest or reliable with promises

Compounds

2.7

In charge of something or the one who caused it to happen

How Responsible

trustworthy
88 2.1
reliable
358 2.7
responsible
177 3.0
unreliable
71 4.1
irresponsible
203 3.2

Surface Forms

responsible positive

Morphology

responsible = respond (semi-transparent) = re + spons + ible

The word is derived from 'respond' with the suffix '-ible', indicating capability, but the specific sense of trustworthiness is not immediately obvious.

Etymology

Responsible comes from the root respond, which means 'to answer'. A helpful way to remember this is that people who can 'answer for' their money or promises are seen as trustworthy, so responsible also means reliable in financial matters.