Synonyms for answerable

Most common

responsible · accountable · liable · amenable · proportionate

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Adjective

Antonyms

unanswerable, irresponsible

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.

Related words

Word family

answerability answerableness

Example sentences

• responsible We ourselves have to be responsible for the earth.
• accountable Somebody has to be held accountable for his death.
• liable We are liable to get a storm before the day is out.
• amenable We are generally amenable to requests of this kind.
• proportionate The punishment should be proportionate to the crime.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

liable³

8 letters

amenable⁴

11 letters

responsible⁴, accountable⁴

13 letters

corresponding⁴, correspondent⁴, proportionate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (liable³ = 3 syllables).