responsible

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

adjective

1. worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust;
or held accountable (Freq. 9)
- a responsible adult
- responsible journalism
- a responsible position
- the captain is responsible for the ship's safety
- the cabinet is responsible to the parliament
• Ant:
irresponsible
• Similar to:
accountable, answerable, amenable, liable, trustworthy
• See Also:
obligated, prudent, trustworthy, trusty
• Derivationally related forms:
responsibleness, responsibility
• Attrubites:
responsibility, responsibleness
2. being the agent or cause (Freq. 1)
- determined who was the responsible party
- termites were responsible for the damage
• Syn:
responsible for
• Similar to:
causative
3. having an acceptable credit rating
- a responsible borrower
• Syn:
creditworthy
• Similar to:
trustworthy, trusty
• Derivationally related forms:
responsibleness, creditworthiness (for: creditworthy)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  creditworthy, responsible for(p)