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    answerability
    /ˌɑːns(ə)rəˈbɪlɪti/

    noun

    • 1. responsibility for explaining or justifying one's actions: "the answerability of governments to the citizenry"

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  2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › answerabilityAnswerability - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    answerability. noun. responsibility to someone or for some activity. synonyms: accountability, answerableness. see more. see less. type of: responsibility, responsibleness. a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › answerabilityANSWERABILITY Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for ANSWERABILITY: accountability, responsibility, liability, blame, fault; Antonyms of ANSWERABILITY: unaccountability

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › answerableAnswerable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    liable to be called to account : responsible; capable of being answered or refuted; suitable, adequate… See the full definition

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishANSWERABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ANSWERABLE definition: 1. to be responsible for something that happens: 2. If you are answerable to someone, you have to…. Learn more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › answerabilityAnswerability - definition of answerability by The Free ...

    1. Subject to being called to answer; accountable: answerable for one's actions; answerable to one's supervisor. See Synonyms at responsible. 2. Capable of being answered or refuted: an answerable charge. 3. Archaic Suitable; appropriate. an′swer·a·bil′i·ty, an′swer·a·ble·ness n. an′swer·a·bly adv.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryANSWERABILITY definition in American English | Collins English ...

    adjective. 1. (postpositive; foll by for or to) responsible or accountable. answerable for someone's safety. answerable to one's boss. 2. able to be answered. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'answerability' in a sentence. answerability.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryANSWERABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to be responsible for something that happens: Soldiers who obey orders to commit atrocities should be answerable for their crimes. be answerable to someone. If you are answerable to someone, you have to explain your actions to them because they have the main control and responsibility:

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › answerableANSWERABLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Answerable definition: liable to be asked to give account; responsible. See examples of ANSWERABLE used in a sentence.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › answerableAnswerable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained. adjective. morally or legally responsible to a higher authority. “parents are answerable for their child's acts” synonyms: responsible. worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Answerable."

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › answerability_nanswerability, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun answerability. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.