Answerable
Answerable adjective - Being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so.
Authoritative and answerable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Authoritative" instead an adjective "Answerable".
Authoritative
Authoritative adjective - Being the most accurate and apparently thorough.
Answerable and authoritative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answerable" instead an adjective "Authoritative".
Nearby Words: authority, authoritarian
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