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ac·count·a·ble
 accountable
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
responsible for providing a credible and respectable explanation or justification, esp. of one's own actions (usu. fol. by "for" or "to").
He may be only a teenager, but he is still accountable for his behavior.As a senator, she is accountable to her constituents.- synonyms:
- amenable, answerable, responsible
- antonyms:
- unaccountable
- similar words:
- beholden, bound, liable, obligated
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| definition 2: |
having a possibly acceptable explanation; explicable.
- synonyms:
- explainable, explicable, interpretable
- antonyms:
- unaccountable
- similar words:
- comprehensible, intelligible, understandable
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| related words: |
amenable |
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| derivation: |
accountability (n.) |
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