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Accountable vs Obnoxious - What's the difference?

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Accountable is a related term of obnoxious.


As adjectives the difference between accountable and obnoxious

is that accountable is having accountability (individuals have accountability); answerable while obnoxious is extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.

accountable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having accountability (individuals have accountability); answerable.
  • Requiring accountability (property or funds require accountability).
  • Liable to be called on to render an account;
  • Being answerable for.
  • Being liable for.
  • (rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
  • *

    • Synonyms

    * amenable, responsible, liable, answerable

    See also

    * hold to account

    obnoxious

    English

    Alternative forms

    * obnoctious (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.
    • He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.
    Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.
  • (archaic) exposed to harm or injury.
  • * 1661 , , page 26,
    • To begin then with his Experiment of the burning Wood, it seems to me to be obnoxious to not a few considerable Exceptions.