ACCOUNTABLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ACCOUNTABLE?

Need another word that means the same as “accountable”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “accountable” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Accountable” are: responsible, liable, answerable, chargeable, subject, explicable, explainable

Accountable as an Adjective

Definitions of "Accountable" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “accountable” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible.
• Able to be explained or understood.
• Liable to account for one's actions.

Synonyms of "Accountable" as an adjective (7 Words)

answerable	Capable of being answered. An employer is answerable for the negligence of his employees.
chargeable	(of a sum of money) required to be paid. The suspect was chargeable.
explainable	Capable of being understood. Explainable phenomena.
explicable	Able to be accounted for or understood. Differences in schools were not explicable in terms of differences in intake.
liable	Likely to experience (something undesirable. Non resident trustees are liable to the basic rate of tax.
responsible	Morally accountable for one’s behaviour. The captain is responsible for the ship s safety.
subject	Likely to be affected by something. Ministers are subject to the laws of the land.

Usage Examples of "Accountable" as an adjective

• The delayed introduction of characters' names is accountable, if we consider that names have a low priority.
• Parents cannot be held accountable for their children's actions.
• Fully accountable for what they did.
• Ministers are accountable to Parliament.
• Governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves.

Associations of "Accountable" (30 Words)

answerable	(of a question) able to be answered. Parents are answerable for their child s acts.
ascribe	Regard a quality as belonging to. He ascribed Jane s short temper to her upset stomach.
attribute	Attribute or credit to. He attributed the firm s success to the efforts of the managing director.
beholden	Under a moral obligation to someone. I don t like to be beholden to anybody.
candid	Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. I gave them my candid opinion.
debtor	A person, country, or organization that owes money. Debtor countries.
decent	Decently clothed. Are you decent.
defendant	An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law. The defendant tried to claim that it was self defence.
directly	At once; immediately. They went directly to the restaurant.
honest	Fairly earned, especially through hard work. Honest lawyers.
honesty	A European plant with purple or white flowers and round, flat, translucent seed pods which are used for indoor flower arrangements. There s a well stocked honesty bar which includes local wine.
imputation	The action or process of ascribing righteousness, guilt, etc. to someone by virtue of a similar quality in another. There are grounds for inquiring into the imputations of misconduct against him.
indebted	Owing gratitude for a service or favour. Heavily indebted countries.
integrity	The state of being whole and undivided. A gentleman of complete integrity.
liable	Held legally responsible. Areas liable to flooding.
obligated	Caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course. Felt obligated to repay the kindness.
openness	(in sport) a style of play characterized by action which is spread out over the field. Total openness to all points of view.
responsible	Being the agent or cause. A responsible borrower.
righteousness	The quality of being morally right or justifiable. Conviction of his own moral righteousness gave his oratory an irresistible power.
sincerity	The trait of being serious. His sincerity inspired belief.
squarely	Directly, without deviating to one side. The bat met the ball squarely.
straight	A straight segment of a roadway or racecourse. He was gazing straight at her.
straightness	Lack of a tendency to curl.
theoretically	In theory; according to the assumed facts. The concept is theoretically flawed.
trust	A body of trustees. I d trust you with my life.
trustworthy	Able to be relied on as honest or truthful. An experienced and trustworthy traveling companion.
truthful	(of artistic or literary representation) characterized by accuracy or realism; true to life. Astonishingly truthful acting.
truthfulness	The fact of being realistic or true to life; realism. We have had to judge the truthfulness of the evidence.
unbiased	Characterized by a lack of partiality. An unbiased account of her family problems.
veracious	Speaking or representing the truth. A veracious witness.