accountable

Adjective Satellite

• liable to account for one's actions
  • "governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"
  • "fully accountable for what they did"

Adj

• Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
• Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
• Liable to be called on to render an account.
• Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.

Examples

• Everyone is accountable to God for their conduct.
• You will be held accountable for your misdemeanors.

Synonyms

amenable, answerable, liable, responsible

Related Words

hold to account