responsibly
In conscientious fashion
Responsibly means in a way that shows good judgment, accountability, or care for consequences.
Someone who acts responsibly considers the effects of their actions on others or on future outcomes: Please drink responsibly.
The word often appears in contexts involving trust or duty: The company promised to dispose of the chemicals responsibly.
Moral soundness and consistency
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
fairness · justice · righteousness · uprightness · decency · rectitude · probity · virtue
Obligation to explain oneself
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- transparencyState of being see-through
blame · culpability · audit · reckoning · amends · redress · reparation · rectification
Good judgment from experience
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- composureEmotional self-control
stability · self-control · dependability · trustworthiness · sensibility · level-headedness · soberly · temperance
Careful, wise judgment
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- conscientiousnessCareful attention to duty
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
thoroughness · attentiveness · vigilance · foresight · precaution · circumspection · judiciousness · scrupulousness
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- conscienceInternal moral sense
honesty · fairness · justice · righteousness · uprightness · decency · rectitude · probity · virtue · equity
answerability
Obligation to explain oneself
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
transparency · blame · culpability · audit · reckoning · amends · redress · reparation · rectification · indemnity
wisdom
Good judgment from experience
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
composure · stability · self-control · dependability · trustworthiness · sensibility · level-headedness · soberly · temperance · moderation
prudence
Careful, wise judgment
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- conscientiousnessCareful attention to duty
meticulousness · thoroughness · attentiveness · vigilance · foresight · precaution · circumspection · judiciousness · scrupulousness · heedfulness
responsiblyirresponsibly
Without due care
recklessly · carelessly · negligently · rashly · thoughtlessly
responsiblyirresponsibly
Without due care
negligently · delinquently · unconscionably · unaccountably · innocently
- take responsibilityAccept fault for outcomes
- personal responsibilityDuty to own consequences
- drink responsiblyConsume alcohol in moderation
- not responsibleBearing no fault
- civic responsibilityObligations to one's community
- held responsible
responsible, responsibility, irresponsible, irresponsibly, irresponsibility, responsibilities