responsibleness
Being reliably answerable
The quality of being responsible—accountable, reliable, or capable of rational conduct.
The word is rare; responsibility covers the same ground more naturally.
The responsibleness of his decisions impressed the board works but sounds stilted compared to alternatives.
Obligation to explain oneself
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
consequences · reckoning · oversight · transparency · amends · redress · reparation · audit
Required task or commitment
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- chargeCost or accusation
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
trusteeship · task · role · function · assignment · mission · calling · service
Careful attention to duty
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- trustworthinessQuality of being reliable
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
maturity · diligence · steadfastness · seriousness · prudence · sensibleness · level-headedness · soberness
answerability
Obligation to explain oneself
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- obligationRequired task or commitment
blame · consequences · reckoning · oversight · transparency · amends · redress · reparation · audit · compliance
obligation
Required task or commitment
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- chargeCost or accusation
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
stewardship · trusteeship · task · role · function · assignment · mission · calling · service · office
conscientiousness
Careful attention to duty
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- trustworthinessQuality of being reliable
integrity · maturity · diligence · steadfastness · seriousness · prudence · sensibleness · level-headedness · soberness · self-discipline
weight
Measure of heaviness
- onusResponsibility one bears
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- loadCarried weight or burden
pressure · strain · heaviness · overload · yoke · albatross · hardship · stress · taxation · difficulty
responsiblenessirresponsibility
Failure to meet obligations
irresponsibleness · unaccountability · unreliability · untrustworthiness · dereliction
responsiblenessrecklessness
Careless disregard for danger
carelessness · heedlessness · imprudence · foolhardiness · thoughtlessness
response, responsible, respond, responsibility, responsive, responding, responded, unresponsive, irresponsible