answerable

adjective

an·swer·able ˈan(t)-s(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce answerable (audio)

: liable to be called to account : responsible

The specialists who design the programs work for and are answerable to distant development agencies.

Samia Altaf

The Fed's prestige is back up, and meanwhile we have a Congress that is elected and is answerable to the people …

Adam Smith

: capable of being answered or refuted

There has been a controversy on the question of whether the species was genetically closer to the horse or to the zebra. This question may possibly be answerable now that DNA from the three species is available for comparison.

Harold M. Schmeck Jr.

an answerable assertion

archaic : suitable, adequate

archaic : corresponding, similar

answerability

ˌan(t)-s(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce answerable (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

a powerful businesswoman who seems to think that she's answerable to no one you are answerable for your own conduct at all times

Recent Examples on the Web The usual conceit was simple: the questions were ones answerable by Black people, and the third contestant was often a white person hopelessly fumbling and failing through the categories.

Mary Margaret, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2022 In 2014, as Xi moved to consolidate his power over the internet, the CAC was made answerable to a central cybersecurity and technology leadership group in the Communist Party under his command.

Jane Li, Quartz, 23 Aug. 2021 Public-school teachers and administrators are public employees and as such are answerable to the public that employs them, and school-board elections are not the only instruments of accountability.

Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 Not everyone would prefer to trust the anonymous servers of the cryptocurrency world with their finances, rather than large financial institutions that are answerable to shareholders and, yes, government regulators.

Daniel Rasmussen, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022 Those questions are, in the case of musicians asking to pull their music from Spotify to protest vaccine misinformation, answerable.

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2022 So here are very easily answerable questions for you Steve Case.

Fortune Editors, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2022 Members of the Providence School Board are mayor-appointed and not answerable to the general public.

Bradly J. Vanderstad, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2022 Veterans have completed their military service and are no longer answerable to the government.

Mark Cancian, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021 See More

answerable

adjective

as in responsible

being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so you are answerable for your own conduct at all times

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

responsible
liable
accountable
obligated
amenable
indebted
beholden
obliged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unaccountable
exempt
irresponsible
immune
nonaccountable

as in resolvable

capable of having the reason for or cause of determined they say this equation is not answerable

Synonyms & Similar Words

resolvable
explicable
feasible
solvable
explainable
soluble
analyzable
decipherable
workable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

insoluble
inexplicable
difficult
hopeless
unsolvable
impossible
inextricable
unexplainable
insolvable
knotty
unresolvable
insuperable
absurd
ridiculous
preposterous
outlandish
fantastic
fantastical

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of answerable are accountable, amenable, liable, and responsible. While all these words mean "subject to being held to account," answerable suggests a relation between one having a moral or legal obligation and a court or other authority charged with oversight of its observance.

an intelligence agency answerable to Congress

The synonyms accountable and answerable are sometimes interchangeable, but accountable suggests imminence of retribution for unfulfilled trust or violated obligation.

elected officials are accountable to the voters

Both amenable and liable stress the fact of subjection to review, censure, or control by a designated authority under certain conditions.

laws are amenable to judicial review

not liable for the debts of the former spouse

The meanings of responsible and answerable largely overlap; however, responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust.

the bureau responsible for revenue collection

单词	answerable
释义	answerable adjective an·swer·able ˈan(t)-s(ə-)rə-bəl 1 : liable to be called to account : responsible The specialists who design the programs work for and are answerable to distant development agencies. Samia Altaf The Fed's prestige is back up, and meanwhile we have a Congress that is elected and is answerable to the people … Adam Smith 2 : capable of being answered or refuted There has been a controversy on the question of whether the species was genetically closer to the horse or to the zebra. This question may possibly be answerable now that DNA from the three species is available for comparison. Harold M. Schmeck Jr. an answerable assertion 3 archaic : suitable, adequate 4 archaic : corresponding, similar answerability ˌan(t)-s(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun Synonyms accountable amenable liable responsible See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a powerful businesswoman who seems to think that she's answerable to no one you are answerable for your own conduct at all times Recent Examples on the Web The usual conceit was simple: the questions were ones answerable by Black people, and the third contestant was often a white person hopelessly fumbling and failing through the categories. Mary Margaret, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2022 In 2014, as Xi moved to consolidate his power over the internet, the CAC was made answerable to a central cybersecurity and technology leadership group in the Communist Party under his command. Jane Li, Quartz, 23 Aug. 2021 Public-school teachers and administrators are public employees and as such are answerable to the public that employs them, and school-board elections are not the only instruments of accountability. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 Not everyone would prefer to trust the anonymous servers of the cryptocurrency world with their finances, rather than large financial institutions that are answerable to shareholders and, yes, government regulators. Daniel Rasmussen, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022 Those questions are, in the case of musicians asking to pull their music from Spotify to protest vaccine misinformation, answerable. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2022 So here are very easily answerable questions for you Steve Case. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2022 Members of the Providence School Board are mayor-appointed and not answerable to the general public. Bradly J. Vanderstad, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2022 Veterans have completed their military service and are no longer answerable to the government. Mark Cancian, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition answerable adjective an·swer·able ˈan-sə-rə-bəl 1 : responsible sense 1 You are answerable for your actions. 2 : possible to answer an answerable question answerable adjective 1 as in responsible being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so you are answerable for your own conduct at all times Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance responsible liable accountable obligated amenable indebted beholden obliged Antonyms & Near Antonyms unaccountable exempt irresponsible immune nonaccountable 2 as in resolvable capable of having the reason for or cause of determined they say this equation is not answerable Synonyms & Similar Words resolvable explicable feasible solvable explainable soluble analyzable decipherable workable Antonyms & Near Antonyms insoluble inexplicable difficult hopeless unsolvable impossible inextricable unexplainable insolvable knotty unresolvable insuperable absurd ridiculous preposterous outlandish fantastic fantastical See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of answerable are accountable, amenable, liable, and responsible. While all these words mean "subject to being held to account," answerable suggests a relation between one having a moral or legal obligation and a court or other authority charged with oversight of its observance. an intelligence agency answerable to Congress The synonyms accountable and answerable are sometimes interchangeable, but accountable suggests imminence of retribution for unfulfilled trust or violated obligation. elected officials are accountable to the voters Both amenable and liable stress the fact of subjection to review, censure, or control by a designated authority under certain conditions. laws are amenable to judicial review not liable for the debts of the former spouse The meanings of responsible and answerable largely overlap; however, responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust. the bureau responsible for revenue collection
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