Dependable (adjective)
Able, or easily able to be depended on.
“He was a very dependable person.”
Dependable (noun)
A reliable person or thing.
Responsible (adjective)
Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
“Parents are responsible for their child’s behaviour.”
Responsible (adjective)
Capable of responding to any reasonable claim; able to answer reasonably for one’s conduct and obligations; capable of rational conduct.
Responsible (adjective)
Involving responsibility; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
“She has a responsible position in the firm.”
Responsible (adjective)
Being a primary cause or agent of some event or action; capable of being credited for something, or of being held liable for something.
“Who is responsible for this mess?”
Responsible (adjective)
Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
“He looks like a responsible guy.”
Responsible (noun)
The individual who bears the responsibility for something.
Responsible (adjective)
having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one’s job or role
“the cabinet minister responsible for Education”
Responsible (adjective)
having to report to (a superior) and be answerable to them for one’s actions
“the Prime Minister and cabinet are responsible to Parliament”
Responsible (adjective)
being the primary cause of something and so able to be blamed or credited for it
“Gooch was responsible for 198 of his side’s 542 runs”
Responsible (adjective)
morally accountable for one’s behaviour
“the progressive emergence of the child as a responsible being”
Responsible (adjective)
(of a job or position) involving important duties, independent decision-making, or control over others
“she had risen rapidly to a high and responsible position in the civil service”
Responsible (adjective)
capable of being trusted
“a responsible adult”