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