Synonyms for accountability
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Answerability
2. Responsibility
responsibility, duty, obligation, liability, accountableness
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
- n. 2
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Forms
- Plural
- accountabilities → answerabilities, responsibilities, duties, obligations…
Example sentences
- responsibility The group claimed responsibility for the bombings.
- obligation It is the obligation of every worker to pay taxes.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| accountability | rising | |
| responsibility | falling | |
| obligation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- duty2
- 9 letters
- liability5
- 10 letters
- obligation4
- 13 letters
- answerability
- 14 letters
- responsibility6, answerableness
- 15 letters
- accountableness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- responsabilisation