RESPONSIBLE

adj. 1 accountable, answerable, liable, chargeable The court determined that she was not responsible for her actions 2 reliable, trustworthy, dependable, stable, creditable, accountable, ethical, honest If teenagers can show that they are sufficiently responsible, the bank will lend them money for their enterprise 3 executive, leading, authoritative, administrative, important, decision-making, managerial, directorial, principal, chief, top, US front-office Oliver played a responsible role in the running of the company 4 guilty, to blame, at fault, culpable We never found out who was responsible for putting the frog in the teacher's desk