ANSWERABILITY Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

answerability

noun

Definition of answerability

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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Noun

French bishops have since introduced compensation and safeguarding measures, but survivors have continued to press Church leaders to demonstrate accountability.

— Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Some proponents contend that emphasizing existential threats from a hypothetical future superintelligence can serve as a distraction from the more immediate harms and accountability issues surrounding AI today.

— Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of accountability

Noun

And as these doors open to the general public, the scientific community has a responsibility to develop clear standards for what makes up a medically reliable genome in the first place.

— Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
The central point is that responsibility for AI’s effects rests with the people and institutions that develop, deploy, and rely on it.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of responsibility

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