held responsible
- accountableObligated to explain oneself
- blamedHeld at fault
- liableLegally responsible for something
- answerableLiable to account
- culpableDeserving of blame
guilty · fault · accused · scapegoat · burden · consequences · punishment · duty · obligated · charged · implicated · finger-pointing · admission · confess · reckoning · judgment · ownership · reproach
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
accountability attribution
held responsibleabsolved
Freed from guilt
exonerated · let off the hook · cleared · excused · let off