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

In counties where there’s one or the other, the responsibilities are often combined. — Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

Boards of Education have significant responsibilities involving policy, educational priorities, budgets, and fiscal oversight. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

The second-year fifth-round pick started at the MIKE spot and handled green-dot responsibilities on his way to recording six tackles and being active throughout the night. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

In Season 7, Marinette’s decisions begin to have greater consequences for both her personal life and her responsibilities as Ladybug, as shifting friendships and relationships complicate her efforts to protect Paris. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Buettner suggested that this may mean men spend more time at home helping with household responsibilities, potentially reducing the burden on women. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

So, of course, Homer creates multiple copies of himself to shirk his responsibilities. — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

Updating the job description records the new responsibilities. — Dr. Jay R. Harrison, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

In a culture that refuses to accept its responsibilities, its complicities, we are all reduced, in some essential measure, to a state of savagery. — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026