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
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
Getting this message across to executives—answerable to shareholders—and trying to give them a path forward is hard.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Sep. 2024
The question about the existence (or not) of extraterrestrial life in the Milky Way may therefore be answerable only via an aggressive astronomical search for life itself.
—Mario Livio, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
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
Getting this message across to executives—answerable to shareholders—and trying to give them a path forward is hard.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Sep. 2024
The question about the existence (or not) of extraterrestrial life in the Milky Way may therefore be answerable only via an aggressive astronomical search for life itself.
—Mario Livio, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for answerability
Noun
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Ross pointed to Guyana’s neighbor Venezuela, where a large oil windfall led to a dramatic decline in government accountability and an increase in authoritarianism.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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This is called adult responsibility and accountability.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Fry will be responsible for the execution and delivery of its television slate, working closely with the creative, production and business teams at Sister, where the role is newly created.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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The mass layoffs of federal workers by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are about to hit key people who control California’s water supply and are also responsible for flood protection protecting millions of Californians, particularly in Sacramento and the Central Valley.—
Tom Philp,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Skills and experience requirements: a minimum of 10 years of experience in a professional services leadership role confirmable P&L responsibilities and experience managing large teams.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The association is governed by a board of journalists who are elected by their press corps peers to carry out the responsibilities that the Trump White House is now plotting to take over.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The developer also will be liable for $2 million in attorney’s fees incurred by the state and environmental groups.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Urlacher was a suspect in the 1976 disappearance of a 14-year-old girl from a concert in Huntley and, while never charged, he was found liable in a civil trial for the teen’s death in 1981 and ordered to pay her family $5.15 million, according to a wire service report at the time.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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SpaceX believes that its combination of brawn and full reusability will finally make Mars settlement feasible for humanity.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Last week, Mayor Buddy Dyer shared that the city determined the project was not feasible.—
Christie Zizo,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Each drink also includes fruit juices from concentrate, 6 grams of prebiotic fiber, zinc, vitamin C, soluble corn fiber, and monk fruit extract.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Feb. 2025
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Summary Barley is a whole grain with high levels of a soluble fiber called beta-glucan.—
Kathi Valeii Published,
Verywell Health,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Gender, like art, Peters argues, is not always explicable.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
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Some of them are horrendous but explicable, like Novak Djokovic beating Gael Monfils in all 20 of their meetings; Rafael Nadal’s 18-0 record against Richard Gasquet and Roger Federer’s 17-0 against David Ferrer.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 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 3 Apr. 2025.
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