responsibility

[ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee] / rɪˌspɒn səˈbɪl ɪ ti /

NOUN

accountability, blame

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority burden duty guilt importance liability obligation power restraint trust

STRONG

albatross amenability answerability care charge constraint contract culpability encumbrance engagement fault incubus incumbency onus pledge rap subjection

WEAK

boundness holding the bag obligatoriness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

irresponsibility

STRONG

benefit blessing

WEAK

distrust exemption freedom immaturity immunity

NOUN

maturity, trustworthiness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability capacity efficiency honesty loyalty stability

STRONG

capableness competency conscientiousness dependability dependableness faithfulness firmness rationality reliability sensibleness soberness steadfastness trustiness uprightness

WEAK

levelheadedness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impotence inability incompetence weakness

WEAK

distrust exemption freedom immaturity immunity irresponsibility

Example Sentences

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“I’m doing this work as a Black man from the South Side of Chicago, but I still feel a deep responsibility to reach across communities and neighborhoods.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Previously more of a box-to-box midfielder, he has been entrusted with the role of a number six by Fonseca, taking responsibility for organising Lyon's play from deep.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“It’s my responsibility to be a steward of the brand and set it up for the next person,” McAlear said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“I have a responsibility to make strategic changes that reflect that I really heard those things or saw those things,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

PPS Please tell me the hawk-chicken isn’t my responsibility too.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

responsibility

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