Synonyms of responsibilities

responsibilities

noun

plural of responsibility

1

as in blames

the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right

responsibility for the accident lies with the driver who was speeding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blames
• liabilities
• accountabilities
• faults
• answerabilities

2

as in duties

something one must do because of prior agreement

I had the responsibility of closing up the shop at night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• duties
• obligations
• needs
• commitments
• burdens
• promises
• requirements
• vows
• constraints
• offices
• imperatives
• pledges
• charges
• dos
• pacts
• incumbencies
• payments
• devoirs
• words
• contracts
• arrangements
• oaths
• debts
• restraints
• trusts
• covenants
• forces
• compulsions
• compacts
• setups
• appointments
• tributes
• reservations
• prearrangements
• musts
• engagements
• troths
• coercions
• onuses
• duresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exemptions
• graces
• discharges
• waivers
• stays
• releases
• options
• choices
• alternatives
• reliefs
• postponements
• loopholes
• preferences
• eases
• selections
• picks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of responsibilities

Like Bill Gates and MacKenzie Scott today, Rosenwald realized that people who command great wealth have corresponding responsibilities to help others. — Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Its quincunx to Saturn in your 4th House of Home may ask you to balance growth with family, housing, or emotional responsibilities. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

So, does getting married combine your debt — or do those debts remain individual responsibilities? — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Caregiving responsibilities and costs are the top reason women leave the workforce. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2026

Nesta has defended the staffing budget as a matter of catching up on the city’s needs after leaving positions vacant for too long and shifting those responsibilities to existing employees. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

And while leaders say there are advantages to being a young founder—having more energy and fewer responsibilities—there are also perks to starting a business later in life. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Keith Hallegua also stayed to fulfill family responsibilities. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

He’s still plagued with symptoms ranging from dizziness and migraines to forgetting daily tasks and responsibilities to his wife and children. — Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026