Issue
Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Responsibility and issue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Responsibility" instead a noun "Issue".
Responsibility
Responsibility noun - The state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right.
Issue and responsibility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Responsibility".
Nearby Words: responsible, responsibly
How words are described
| full | full issue | full responsibility |
| legal | legal issue | legal responsibility |
| small | small issue | small responsibility |
| actual | actual issue | actual responsibility |
| Other adjectives: entire, real, big, serious, huge, little, main, social, important, personal, moral, new, major, general, primary, previous, medical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The issue with TNA is that it relies on stars who made their fame in the WWE to carry the responsibility instead of building up new stars instead.
Source: Wrestling / TNA -
The main issue the party has with Luke unwittingly destroying Akzeriuth is his refusal to accept responsibility for it.
Source: Never My Fault -
The comic book writer stopped making any more by the third issue, claiming he wouldn't bear the responsibility for any further killings.
Source: Everyone Is Satan in Hell
Cite this Source
Responsibility and Issue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/responsibility
Issue & Responsibility. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/responsibility>.
Responsibility or Issue. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/responsibility.
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