What is another word for be answerable for?

Pronunciation: [biː ˈansəɹəbə͡l fɔː] (IPA)

"Be answerable for" is a common phrase used in legal and business situations to describe one's responsibility for their actions or decisions. However, there are various synonyms that can be used interchangeably with this phrase, such as "be accountable for," "take responsibility for," "accept liability for," and "own up to." These synonyms emphasize the idea of being held responsible for one's actions and potentially facing consequences. It is important to use these phrases accurately and appropriately in professional settings to communicate clearly and effectively. Choosing the right synonym can also add variety and nuance to your written or verbal communication.

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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for be answerable for?

Antonyms for the phrase "be answerable for" include phrases such as "be absolved", "not be responsible", "be exonerated", "be acquitted", "be inculpable", and "be vindicated". These phrases indicate the opposite of accountability and responsibility, indicating that no one is held accountable for an action or decision. In some cases, the opposite phrases may suggest a lack of knowledge or involvement in a situation, indicating that a person cannot be held responsible for an event or outcome. It is important to consider both the antonyms and synonyms of a word or phrase to fully understand its meaning and implications.

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Famous quotes with Be answerable for

  • The famous Lord Hallifax (though so much talked of) was rather a pretender to taste, than really possessed of it.—When I had finished the two or three first books of my translation of the Iliad, that lord, "desired to have the pleasure of hearing them read at his house." Addison, Congreve, and Garth, were there at the reading.—In four or five places, Lord Hallifax stopped me very civilly; and with a speech, each time of much the same kind: "I beg your pardon, Mr. Pope, but there is something in that passage that does not quite please me.—Be so good as to mark the place, and consider it a little at your leisure.—I am sure you can give it a little turn."—I returned from Lord Hallifax's with Dr. Garth, in his chariot; and as we were going along, was saying to the doctor, that my lord had laid me under a good deal of difficulty, by such loose and general observations; that I had been thinking over the passages almost ever since, and could not guess at what it was that offended his lordship in either of them.—Garth laughed heartily at my embarrassment; said, I had not been long enough acquainted with Lord Hallifax, to know his way yet: that I need not puzzle myself in looking those places over and over when I got home. "All you need do, (said he) is to leave them just as they are; call on Lord Hallifax two or three months hence, thank him for his kind observations on those passages; and then read them to him as altered. I have known him much longer than you have, and will be answerable for the event."—I followed his advice; waited on Lord Hallifax some time after: said, I hoped he would find his objections to those passages removed[;] read them to him exactly as they were at first; and his lordship was extremely pleased with them, and cried out, "Ay now, Mr. Pope, they are perfectly right! nothing can be better."
    Alexander Pope
  • If a man cannot stand up in Charleston or Savannah or Richmond and say that he believes the right of every man to the enjoyment of life, liberty, and happiness to be self-evident ; if he be tarred and feathered for saying it, or ridden upon a rail, or ducked in a horse-pond, or driven out of his pulpit or professorial chair, or shot down in his office, or waited upon by a committee who cannot be answerable for the chivalric impatience of their fellow-citizens — Mr. Douglas says it is a proof that his political principles are ruinous and fatal; which is simply the argument of a highway robber to his victim whom he knocks on the head, that if he didn't carry so much money in his pocket he wouldn't be robbed.
    George William Curtis

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