ir·re·spon·si·ble
ˌir-i-ˈspän(t)-sə-bəl 
: not responsible: such as
a
: lacking a sense of responsibility
b
: said or done with no sense of responsibility
irresponsible accusations
c
: unable especially mentally or financially to bear responsibility
d
: not answerable to higher authority
an irresponsible dictatorship
: a person who is irresponsible
Examples of irresponsible in a Sentence
Adjective
He's too irresponsible to keep a job for more than a week.
She made irresponsible comments that helped cause the riot.
It would be irresponsible to ignore the threats.
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Adjective
Very irresponsible use of money.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Smith described how users on Instagram would label them irresponsible for not teaching their son to swim.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Lots end up in shelters because people with money are just as irresponsible as people without money!
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Tech elites thought this rewarded drug use and irresponsible personal behavior.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Irresponsible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irresponsible. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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irresponsible
adjective
ir·re·spon·si·ble
ˌir-i-ˈspän(t)-sə-bəl
: not responsible : mentally inadequate to bear responsibility
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