1
[ adjective ] possible to answer

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soluble

2
[ adjective ] liable to be called to account

Synonyms

accountable

Examples

"you are answerable for this debt"

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amenable

3
[ adjective ] morally or legally responsible to a higher authority

Examples

"parents are answerable for their child's acts"

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responsible

4
[ adjective ] being obliged to answer to an authority for your actions

Synonyms

accountable

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"

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responsible

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