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Definition of responsibility : 1. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
2. That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the resonsibilities of power.
3. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

Synonyms:

subjection, faithfulness, office, engagement, burden, constraint, steadfastness, right, tariff, trust, uprightness, onus, firmness, righteousness, pledge, must, state, commitment, need, freedom, honesty, exemption, indebtedness, charge, responsibleness, province, competency, restraint, trustworthiness, function, amenability, guilt, incumbency, culpability, contract, loyalty, stability, reliability, accountability, efficiency, certificate of indebtedness, ability, blame, imperative, debt instrument, capacity

duty, business, obligation, liability

mother, parent, author, engenderer, founder, creator, maker, forefather, father, procreator, forebear, producer, sire, paternity

discretion, autocracy, spontaneity, free will, option, volition, choice, determination, will

Usage examples:

• I can't say that it is an unpleasant task, although it is a great responsibility. - "The Man Who Knew", Edgar Wallace.
• I can hardly believe that you do this of your own responsibility- without Violet's- nay, nay, I must not call her so- without your sister's consent. - "Julian Home", Dean Frederic W. Farrar.
• Nevill was silent, to let Stephen take the responsibility. - "The Golden Silence", C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson.