Answerable
Answerable adjective - Being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so.
Usage example: you are answerable for your own conduct at all times
Beholden and answerable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Beholden" instead an adjective "Answerable".
Beholden
Beholden adjective - Being under obligation for a favor or gift.
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Synonyms for Beholden
Answerable and beholden are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answerable" instead an adjective "Beholden".
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Related pairs
- bound and answerable
- bound and beholden
- liable and answerable
- liable and beholden
- responsible and answerable
- responsible and beholden
- constrained and answerable
- constrained and beholden
- amenable and answerable
- amenable and beholden
- accountable and answerable
- accountable and beholden
- obliged and answerable
- obliged and beholden
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