Synonyms for accountable
əˈkaʊn tə bəlac·count·able

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1. accountableadjective

   Synonyms:
   responsible, answerable, amenable, liable

2. accountableadjective

   Having accountability (individuals have accountability); answerable.

   Synonyms:
   liable, answerable, responsible, amenable

3. accountableadjective

   Requiring accountability (property or funds require accountability).

   Synonyms:
   liable, amenable, answerable, responsible

4. accountableadjective

   Liable to be called on to render an account;

   Synonyms:
   liable, responsible, answerable, amenable

5. accountableadjective

   Being answerable for.

   Synonyms:
   responsible, amenable, liable, answerable

6. accountableadjective

   Being liable for.

   Synonyms:
   amenable, responsible, liable, answerable

7. accountableadjective

   Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.

   Synonyms:
   responsible, answerable, liable, amenable

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. accountable

   Synonyms:
   complaisant, compliant, conditional, constitutional, contingent, docile, ductile, gentle, humble, lenient, limited, lowly, meek, mild, responsible, submissive, yielding

   Antonyms:
   absolute, arbitrary, arrogant, authoritative, autocratic, coercive, commanding, compulsive, compulsory, controlling, despotic, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, exacting, haughty, imperative, imperious, irresponsible, lordly, overbearing, peremptory, positive, supreme, tyrannical, unconditional, unequivocal

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1. accountable

   Synonyms:
   responsible, liable, amenable, punishable, answerable, accredited, delegated, subordinate

   Antonyms:
   autocratic, independent, irresponsible, absolute, supreme, despotic

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:5.0 / 1 vote

1. accountableadjective

   liable to account for one's actions

   "governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"; "fully accountable for what they did"; "the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"; "he was answerable to no one"

   Antonyms:
   irresponsible

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. accountableadjective

   Synonyms:
   responsible, answerable, amenable, liable

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1. accountableadjective

   Synonyms:
   answerable, liable, amenable, responsible

   Antonyms:
   unaccountable, irresponsible, exempt

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "accountable":

   responsible, accounts, liable, accountability, responsibility, answerable, accounting, accountant, auditors, charge, accountants, attributable

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How to use accountable in a sentence?

1. Nikki Haley:

   When Russia killed the [ Joint Investigative Mechanism ], they sent a dangerous message to the world -- one that not only said chemical weapons use is acceptable but also that those who use chemical weapons don't need to be identified or held accountable.

2. Thurston County Sheriff John Snaza:

   If I ’m taking somebody and I ’m not holding them accountable, what are they going to do ?

3. The Commerce official:

   We're committed to holding foreign producers accountable to playing by the rules.

4. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis:

   I think most folks understand that they need to do this, and I think most folks are going to be compliant, but there is teeth in this to be able to hold someone accountable if they don't.

5. Andrew Wiggins:

   He keeps his team motivated. He keeps his team going, and he holds everyone accountable, i love Golden State. I love the organization. They treat me and my family so well. I love it.