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[ adjective ] showing lack of care for consequences

Examples

"behaved like an irresponsible idiot" "hasty and irresponsible action"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

It is one of the most entertaining and irresponsible novels of the season .

(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)

We should do what we can to discourage this conclusion , both by offering assistance for their domestic needs and by reacting firmly to irresponsible actions on the world scene .

Related terms

responsible trigger-happy flighty do-nothing idle carefree unaccountable unreliable feckless responsibility

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Rhymes with

responsible reprehensible sensible indefensible comprehensible ostensible compensable indispensable defensible invincible dispensable possible impossible constable passable cannibal insurmountable adjustable forcible countable nontaxable combinable mandible indefinable unaccountable enforceable unenforceable collapsible expandable inexhaustible accountable understandable taxable impassable definable actionable questionable objectionable serviceable unanswerable intangible interminable unfashionable unserviceable seasonable imaginable fashionable inalienable unmentionable unconscionable unquestionable fissionable personable dishonorable determinable honorable abominable reasonable tangible answerable impressionable noticeable washable gullible lovable burnable tenable extendable sustainable obtainable peaceable unexplainable unobtainable explainable incomprehensible commendable unattainable spendable miscible rentable dependable lamentable returnable expendable preventable amendable amenable unprintable drinkable printable presentable untenable attainable discernible addressable admissible permissible irrepressible reversible inexplicable irreplaceable accessible reducible untraceable erasable irreversible fixable crucible traceable inaccessible inadmissible replaceable immiscible incompressible inflexible flexible unforeseeable palatable indomitable incalculable unfathomable inimitable attributable fathomable irrevocable inequitable inhospitable undeniable practicable revocable estimable communicable creditable contestable unreasonable reputable invulnerable inviolable irresistible renewable inheritable digestible unalienable formidable charitable unpalatable navigable marketable foreseeable reasonable nonrenewable heritable vulnerable inexorable profitable disreputable habitable impregnable venerable unknowable applicable erasable uninhabitable unimaginable irritable ungovernable equitable inevitable suggestible viable audible liable solvable soluble bankable insoluble chargeable unremarkable changeable adoptable interchangeable remarkable demonstrable rechargeable unstoppable voluble probable unsolvable improbable exchangeable flammable inflammable untouchable intelligible negligible knowledgeable eligible unintelligible incorrigible ensemble

Phonetic and Homophones

IH0 R AH0 S P AA1 N S AH0 B AH0 L

Similar Spelling

irresponsibly irresponsibility irrespective

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