as in accountability
willingness or obligation to explain one's actions or to admit being the cause of a problem
Without any answerability to the people, the despot's actions were motivated by a desire for personal enrichment.
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as in responsible
being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so
you are answerable for your own conduct at all times
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as in resolvable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
they say this equation is not answerable
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Recent Examples of answerability
Bobby Allyn, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
Their statement, the Barmen Declaration, emphasized that Christians were answerable to God, not the state.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
While the executive team run Newcastle on a day-to-day basis, the strategy is determined by the board and senior staff are answerable to the directors.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Finally, accountability refers to the publisher being answerable and responsible for their work, such as making corrections.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Lawmakers in Washington fear ByteDance is ultimately answerable to the Chinese government, which could make Americans' data and political views potentially vulnerable to a foreign adversary.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
Their statement, the Barmen Declaration, emphasized that Christians were answerable to God, not the state.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
While the executive team run Newcastle on a day-to-day basis, the strategy is determined by the board and senior staff are answerable to the directors.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Finally, accountability refers to the publisher being answerable and responsible for their work, such as making corrections.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for answerability
Noun
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But these laws have not historically extended to child influencers and social media stars — leaving the influencer space largely free of guidelines and any external accountability.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Charlotte Observer Nora O’Neill is the regional accountability reporter for The Charlotte Observer.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The new board will be responsible for the day to day management of Apex and will be key in setting the company’s agenda for future and long term growth.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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According to court records, Francis alleges that a passenger who was in his car during the incident was responsible for shooting Griffin from the left-side backseat of the SUV after Francis and Griffin argued at the stoplight.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2025
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The strategy is straightforward: invest at least $2,000 in a company's stock to gain shareholder rights, then submit resolutions pushing for corporate responsibility.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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That allowed companies to get out of the pension business, but gave employees more responsibility over their retirement funds.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These rules establish that an executor who makes distributions from the estate before satisfying estate tax liability may become personally liable for the unpaid estate tax.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Spacey has denied any allegations of improper or criminal behavior and in 2022, he was found not liable for battery against actor Anthony Rapp. CNN has reached out to representatives for Spacey and Netflix for comment about the new video.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Shifting production to the U.S., one of Trump's goals in imposing tariffs on China and almost every other country in the world, is not feasible, says Jami Warner, executive director of the American Christmas Tree Association.—
Andrew Silver and Casey Hall,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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In an ideal world, our pets could come everywhere with us—but taking a cat on a two-week vacation to a hot destination isn't exactly feasible.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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However, instead of removing the minerals from the water, these devices make the minerals soluble in the water.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the chemical had to be soluble in battery electrolytes and stable when exposed to air and moderate heat so it could be used in existing manufacturing.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Jason Ritter plays Julian’s scenes in this episode with raw emotion, making the character’s choices more explicable, if not entirely forgivable.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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An extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws, and is therefore attributed to a divine agency?—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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While some solvable problems are clear to the naked eye — like a leaky faucet or an empty fridge — others are invisible.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Structure loss in wildfires is a solvable problem, but the key is making mitigation technologies more affordable for retrofits and integrating them into building codes for new construction.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Answerability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answerability. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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