1
[ adjective ] liable to be called to account

Synonyms

answerable

Examples

"you are answerable for this debt"

Related terms

amenable

2
[ adjective ] being obliged to answer to an authority for your actions

Synonyms

answerable

Examples

"governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves" "fully accountable for what they did" "the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"

Related terms

responsible

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Rhymes with

insurmountable countable unaccountable unprintable presentable printable preventable rentable lamentable understandable mandible expandable cannibal insurmountable redoubtable countable unaccountable adoptable adaptable cannibal tractable adjustable combinable reportable excitable expandable retractable definable supportable transportable portable insupportable exportable inexhaustible incompatible unsupportable intractable indefinable irresponsible understandable constable compatible deductible responsible mandible dependable spendable amendable commendable extendable expendable disreputable imaginable creditable objectionable fissionable tangible profitable intangible unmentionable inhospitable fashionable abominable irritable determinable redoubtable questionable reputable reasonable marketable inalienable attributable unpalatable unquestionable charitable actionable inevitable interminable personable equitable impressionable unfashionable habitable indomitable heritable inheritable impenetrable demonstrable palatable unconscionable uninhabitable inimitable inequitable allowable seasonable suitable notable potable immutable lovable inscrutable unsuitable irrefutable indisputable gullible quotable unacceptable acceptable perceptible susceptible honorable dishonorable untouchable tenable undeniable burnable contemptible callable obtainable discernible unattainable dependable unprintable returnable dispensable drinkable untenable unobtainable expendable ostensible invincible indefensible explainable presentable amenable reprehensible sensible indispensable lamentable attainable amendable preventable sustainable compensable commendable spendable comprehensible unexplainable rentable printable extendable defensible unbeatable hospitable unpredictable impregnable reasonable digestible irresistible regrettable transmittable predictable eatable respectable forgettable delectable collectible suggestible unforgettable injectable convertible undetectable contestable inhospitable detectable unreasonable debatable inflatable repeatable noticeable unprofitable disreputable unalterable unalienable unpalatable reputable impregnable inimitable serviceable venerable reasonable incorrigible incalculable equitable vulnerable invulnerable eligible unknowable unintelligible practicable

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 K AW1 N T AH0 B AH0 L
AH0 K AW1 N AH0 B AH0 L

Similar Spelling

accountant accountability accountancy accounting accountantship account_for Aconitum account_book

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