accountable

The word “accountable” has 4 syllables: ac-count-a-ble

It's pronounced as /əˈkaʊntəbl/


What is synonym and antonym for accountable?

In the thesaurus, “accountable” has 11 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for accountable along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for accountable

  • amenable
  • answerable
  • beholden
  • charged with
  • culpable
  • indebted
  • liable
  • obligated
  • obliged
  • on the hook
  • responsible

Antonyms for accountable

Meanings of accountable

  • adjective
    1. Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
    2. Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
    3. Liable to be called on to render an account.
    4. Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.

Example Sentences

  • As a manager, she is accountable for the team's performance and results.
  • The company holds its employees accountable for meeting deadlines and targets.
  • He was accountable for the success of the project, as he was the team leader.
  • Everyone in the organization is accountable for maintaining a safe working environment.
  • We need to ensure that the decision-makers are accountable for their actions.

On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to accountable, such as: amenable, answerable, beholden, blameless, charged with, culpable, exempt.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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baffling

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  • unaccountable
  • unclear
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  • unexplainable
  • unfathomable
  • unhinging
  • unorganized
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calculable

  • accountable
  • ascertainable
  • attested
  • authenticated
  • bedrock
  • blameless
  • computable
  • confirmed
  • constant
  • countable
  • dependable
  • devoted
  • discoverable
  • effective
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  • faithful
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  • faultless
  • firm
  • foreseeable
  • good
  • guiltless
  • honest
  • impeccable
  • inerrant
  • infallible
  • irreproachable
  • loyal
  • measurable
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  • proven
  • reckonable
  • reliable
  • responsible
  • safe
  • secure
  • sincere
  • single-minded
  • solid
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  • stanch
  • staunch
  • steadfast
  • steady
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  • sure
  • telling
  • tried
  • tried-and-true
  • true
  • true-blue
  • trustable
  • trustworthy
  • trusty
  • unerring
  • unimpeachable
  • unquestionable
  • valid
  • validated
  • verified

call to account

  • admonish
  • bawl out
  • belittle
  • berate
  • blame
  • bring to account
  • cast a stone at
  • castigate
  • censure
  • chastise
  • chew out
  • condemn
  • criticize
  • cut up
  • denounce
  • deprecate
  • depreciate
  • disparage
  • dress down
  • flay
  • gibbet
  • hold accountable
  • hold responsible
  • jaw
  • keelhaul
  • lambast
  • lambaste
  • lecture
  • objurgate
  • punish
  • rag
  • rate
  • rebuke
  • reprimand
  • reproach
  • reprove
  • scold
  • score
  • tell off
  • upbraid

called to account

  • admonished
  • bawled out
  • belittled
  • berated
  • blame
  • brought to account
  • cast a stone at
  • castigated
  • censured
  • chastised
  • chewed out
  • condemned
  • criticized
  • cut up
  • denounced
  • deprecated
  • depreciated
  • disparaged
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  • hold accountable
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  • jawed
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  • objurgated
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  • rebuked
  • reprimanded
  • reproached
  • reproved
  • scolded
  • scored
  • told off
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fallacious

  • Kafkaesque
  • absurd
  • ambidextrous
  • ambiguous
  • artful
  • artificial
  • asinine
  • backhanded
  • beguiling
  • bewildering
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  • counterfeit
  • crafty
  • crooked
  • cunning
  • deceitful
  • deceiving
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  • defrauding
  • deluding
  • delusive
  • delusory
  • devious
  • dishonest
  • disordered
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  • dissembling
  • distracting
  • double-dealing
  • duplicitous
  • equivocal
  • eristic
  • eristical
  • erroneous
  • evasive
  • faithless
  • fake
  • false
  • fast
  • feigned
  • fictitious
  • fishy
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  • foxy
  • fraudulent
  • guileful
  • half-baked
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  • ill-advised
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  • inaccurate
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  • lying
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  • unaccountable
  • unconsidered
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  • unexplainable
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  • untrustworthy
  • untruthful
  • unusual
  • wacky
  • way-off
  • weak
  • weird
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  • wily
  • wrong

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