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re·spon·si·bil·i·ty
 responsibility
- pronunciation:
- rih
span
s
bIl
ih
ti
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noun |
| inflections: |
responsibilities |
| definition 1: |
the state or fact of being responsible.
You will need to take responsibility for your actions.- synonyms:
- accountability, answerability, blame, liability
- similar words:
- care, trust
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| definition 2: |
a burden, duty, or obligation for which one is responsible.
Becoming a parent means taking on many responsibilities.
- synonyms:
- burden, duty, obligation
- similar words:
- blame, business, charge, department, job, onus
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| definition 3: |
reliability.
- synonyms:
- dependability, reliability
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| related words: |
capacity, care, chore, commitment, debt, detail, fault, guilt, imperative, job, lap, liability, load, obligation, office, onus, oversight, part, place, task, trust, weight |
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