nonaccountable

adjective

Definition of nonaccountablenext
as in irresponsible

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  1. irresponsible
  2. unaccountable
  3. exempt
Adjective
  • The last time Harry Brook batted in a Test for England his performance was so chaotic, frenetic and, frankly, irresponsible that New Zealand’s players laughed at him.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Their mother is useless and irresponsible, and Neil can’t stand her.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of irresponsible
Adjective
  • But critics say the bodies have become unelected, unaccountable usurpers of presidential and judicial power.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026
  • An unaccountable concentration of political and private power is increasingly reshaping how America’s federal government operates, bending its political, legal, and economic systems away from the public good and toward private interests.
    — Lucy Lang, Time, 10 June 2026
Definition of unaccountable
Adjective
  • Parents of children older than 14 are no longer exempt from work requirements.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
  • There’s been a sharp uptick in the number of kindergarteners deemed exempt from such mandates; in some states, more than one in every eight remains unvaccinated against a preventable disease.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of exempt
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“Nonaccountable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonaccountable. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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