accountable
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accountable
- /əˈkaʊntəbl̩/
Where it comes from
From account + -able. First attested around 1400.
adjective more accountable · most accountable
- Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable. Everyone is accountable to God for their conduct.
- Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
- Liable to be called on to render an account.
- Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable. True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege.
Similar: amenable, responsible, liable, answerable
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: answerable, responsible, amenable, responsibility, liable, accountability, empower, duty, attributable, respond, beholden, justify, responsive, verifiable, controllable, answer
adjective
Similar: amenable, responsible, liable, answerable
Translations
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adj obliged to answer for one’s deeds
| Español | hacer rendir cuentas |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 有責任的 /有责任的, 有解說義務的 /有解说义务的 |
| हिन्दी | उत्तरदायी uttardāyī |
| Português | responsável |
| Français | responsable |
| Deutsch | verantwortlich |
| Italiano | responsabile |
| Ελληνικά | αρμόδιος armódios |
| Русский | отве́тственный otvétstvennyj |
| العربية | مُحَاسَب muḥāsab, مَسْؤُول masʔūl |
adj obliged to keep accurate records
| Русский | подотчётный podotčótnyj |
|---|
adj liable to be called on to render an account
| Français | responsable |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | υπόλογος ypólogos |
| Русский | подотчётный podotčótnyj |
adj capable of being accounted for; explicable
| Français | expliquable |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ευεξήγητος evexígitos |
| Русский | объясни́мый obʺjasnímyj |
Talk about this word "accountable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/accountable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. accountable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/accountable "accountable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/accountable.Cite this
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title = {accountable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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