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Answerable

/ˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l/

Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.

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📖 Definitions of "Answerable"

adjective

1
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
2
(of a question) Able to be answered.
3
Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
4
Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.

🔄 Synonyms of "Answerable"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
amenable	Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
accountable	Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
soluble	(chemistry) Able to be dissolved.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Answerable"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
accountable	Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
responsible	(postpositive, followed by "for") Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
amenable	Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
soluble	(chemistry) Able to be dissolved.
liable	Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
respondverb	(transitive, intransitive) To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
attributable	Capable of being attributed.
replynoun	(transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
justifyverb	(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
beholdenverb	(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty.
dependent	Relying upon; depending upon.
indebted	Obligated, especially financially.
chargeablenoun	(of expenses etc.) That may be charged to an account.
linked	Connected, either with links, or as if with links.
accountingnoun	(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
accountantsnoun	A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).
accountsnoun	(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
auditorsnoun	One who audits bookkeeping accounts.
couragesnoun	The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.
aunswerable	Obsolete form of answerable. [Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.]