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

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

Kim Jong Il Kim Jong Il formally assumed leadership following his father’s death in 1994, although he had been designated his successor years earlier and had already assumed many leadership responsibilities. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

That said, customers need to see the role of MSPs in a different light, just as MSPs must lean into new responsibilities. — James Loffler, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

According to a person close to the DeepMind team, Kavukcuoglu had been taking on a broader set of responsibilities from Hassabis over the past year, including directing model development and presenting major Gemini releases. — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Saturn, on the other hand, speaks to our responsibilities, limits, maturity and the process of building something that can ultimately withstand the test of time. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Brad Gilmour, park president of Aquatica water park and Discovery Cove day resort, will immediately add the theme park to his responsibilities, United Parks & Resorts announced Thursday. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 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

His responsibilities included opening the facility, watching the children and handling most of the technology at the daycare, including the camera system. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 31 July 2026