Irresponsible vs Responsible - What's the difference?
irresponsible | responsible |
Lacking a sense of responsibility; incapable of or not chargeable with responsibility; unable to respond to obligation.
Not responsible; not subject to responsibility; not to be held accountable, or called into question.
Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
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, author=William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter
, title=The British Longitude Act Reconsidered
, volume=100, issue=2, page=87
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Capable of responding to any reasonable claim; able to answer reasonably for one's conduct and obligations; capable of rational conduct.
Involving responsibility; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
Being a primary cause or agent of some event or action; capable of being credited for something, or of being held liable for something.
Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
Responsible is a antonym of irresponsible.
As adjectives the difference between irresponsible and responsible
is that irresponsible is lacking a sense of responsibility; incapable of or not chargeable with responsibility; unable to respond to obligation while responsible is answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.As a noun irresponsible
is someone who is not responsible.irresponsible
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(en adjective)References
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- Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.
- She has a responsible position in the firm.
- Who is responsible for this mess?
- He looks like a responsible guy.