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responsibleness

noun

Definition of responsiblenessnext
as in responsibility

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  1. responsibility
  2. vigilance
  3. watchfulness
  4. circumspection
Noun
  • Their characters contended with sexism, inflexible schedules, unequal pay and the near impossibility of balancing work with responsibilities at home.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Lewis was never charged in the poisonings, but he was convicted of extortion for sending a letter to Tylenol maker Johnson & Johnson taking responsibility for the deaths and demanding $1 million to stop them.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of responsibility
Noun
  • Kaepernick’s vigilance did, however, force us to consider the painful and problematic relationship between law enforcement and people of color.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Finally, consider that the movement to protect kids from these harms is just beginning and will require constant evolution and vigilance to adapt to emerging threats.
    — Susan Morrisey, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of vigilance
Noun
  • Hechinger, all raw nerve and watchfulness, announces himself as a star.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The multiple heads can be said to represent divine watchfulness of the world and devotees.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of watchfulness
Noun
  • Faragna motioned to Nardulli to step to one side and spoke into his ear with circumspection.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The machine moves with circumspection, as if consciousness had just been ensouled in a new body.
    — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 6 July 2026
Definition of circumspection
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“Responsibleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responsibleness. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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