accountable
[adjective]
Synonyms: responsible, amenable, answerable, charged with, liable, obligated, obliged

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Antonyms: unaccountable
Contrasted words: absolute, arbitrary, autocratic, imperious, magisterial, masterful

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ac‧count‧a‧ble /əˈkaʊntəbəl/ adjective [not before noun]
responsible for the effects of your actions and willing to explain or be criticized for them
accountable to
The government should be accountable to all the people of the country.
accountable for
Managers must be accountable for their decisions.
The hospital should be held accountable for the quality of care it gives.
—accountability /əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti, əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

accountable
adj.
VERBS be | become | make sb | hold sb The directors are held accountable by the shareholders.
ADV. fully, properly | directly Senior managers are directly accountable to the Board of Directors.
publicly Local authorities should be publicly accountable to the communities they serve.
democratically a democratically accountable parliament
financially, politically
PREP. for In the end, we are all accountable for our actions.
to Politicians are accountable to Parliament.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲