accountable

Meaning

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. (rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.

Synonyms

responsible

answerable

explainable

liable

amenable

explicable

counterpart

corresponding

guilty

congruent

compatible

gaugeable

in charge

measurable

of

reliable

something

account

on the hook

answer

be

blamed

blameful

calculable

computable

countable

culpable

draw

for

Translations

verantwoordelijk

responsable

responsable

responsabile

aansprakelijk

verantwortlich

responsável

correspondant

toerekenbaar

verklaarbaar

υπόλογος

ευεξήγητος

congruent

berpirs

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈkaʊntəbl̩/

Etymology

* First attested around 1400.
* account + -able