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Defenition of the word responsibility

    • Defenition of the word responsibility

      • The obligation to answer for an act done, and to repair or otherwise make restitution for any injury it may have caused.
      • the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force: "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
      • the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself"
      • ability or necessity to answer for or be responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"; "young children on a farm are often given responsibilities"
      • the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- Jo
      • a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one''s conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"
      • the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
      • a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
      • the proper sphere or extent of your activities

    Synonyms for the word responsibility

      • accountability
      • amenability
      • answerability
      • blame
      • conscientiousness
      • dependability
      • duty
      • job
      • liability
      • obligation
      • province
      • reliability
      • responsibleness
      • task
      • trustworthiness

    Similar words in the responsibility

      • responsibility
      • responsibility's

    Meronymys for the word responsibility

      • character
      • fiber
      • fibre

    Hyponyms for the word responsibility

      • accountability
      • answerability
      • answerableness
      • burden of proof
      • civic duty
      • civic responsibility
      • demand
      • dependability
      • dependableness
      • ecclesiastical province
      • fault
      • filial duty
      • guardianship
      • imperative
      • incumbency
      • job
      • keeping
      • legal duty
      • line of duty
      • moral obligation
      • noblesse oblige
      • prerequisite
      • reliability
      • reliableness
      • requirement
      • safekeeping
      • white man's burden

    Hypernyms for the word responsibility

      • area
      • arena
      • domain
      • field
      • orbit
      • social control
      • sphere
      • trustiness
      • trustworthiness

    Antonyms for the word responsibility

      • irresponsibility
      • irresponsibleness

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