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responsibleness

responsibleness

5.1
Careful and reliable way of acting that shows a person can be trusted with duties
  • noun
  • /rɪˈspɒnsəblnəs/
translation icon : responsabilidad
  • Parents appreciate teachers who demonstrate responsibleness in caring for their students.

Examples

  • Her responsibleness made her the ideal candidate for the job.

  • She was recognized for her responsibleness in meeting deadlines and ensuring quality work.

  • He was admired for the responsibleness he showed throughout the project.

  • Her responsibleness is admired by her colleagues.

  • The team's responsibleness during the project was commendable.

  • His responsibleness in managing the budget earned him the trust of his superiors.

  • The responsibleness shown by the volunteers in organizing the event contributed to its success.

Synonyms

responsibility
vsresponsibleness
2.7

A duty to do something and answer for what you do

is the general state of being reliable and taking charge
accountability
vsresponsibleness
198 6.1

Being responsible for your actions and having to explain them to other people

is more about general reliability and duty than formal justification
sense of responsibility
vsresponsibleness
17 3.2

Feeling that you must do something or look after someone

refers to the actual quality of being reliable and taking charge
conscientiousness
vsresponsibleness
3 7.6

Careful, responsible way of working that shows a person wants to do their work well

focuses on reliability and duty rather than moral carefulness
answerableness
vsresponsibleness
  • Formal
9.5

Being responsible to someone or for something and expected to explain actions

focuses more on reliability and duty than on external explanation
answerability
vsresponsibleness
  • Formal
7.7

Being responsible to someone for your actions

is broader, highlighting reliability and duty rather than only explanations
dependableness
vsresponsibleness
3.0

Being someone or something you can trust to do what is needed

adds the idea of duty and having to explain actions

Antonyms

Failing to do what you should or to keep promises

How Responsible

reliability
60 3.5
responsibleness
5.1
carelessness
16 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

responsibleness = responsible (transparent) = responsible + ness

A regular noun formation from the adjective 'responsible' using '-ness', yielding the state or quality of being responsible.

Etymology

The word responsibleness comes from a root that means 'to answer', and it is the same root found in respond and response. The ending -ness means 'the state of', so responsibleness is the 'state of' being reliable and accountable.