Answerable and Exempt

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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

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Exempt is an antonym for answerable.

Nearby Words: answer, answered, answering, answerer

Exempt adjective - (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject.

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Answerable is an antonym for exempt in topics: immune, freed from responsibility.

Nearby Words: exemption, exempting, exempted

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