Responsible
Responsible adjective - Being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so.
Understanding and responsible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understanding" instead an adjective "Responsible".
Understanding
Understanding adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.
Responsible and understanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Responsible" instead an adjective "Understanding".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Regardless, the understanding is that EMS was responsible for his ultimate resurrection.
Source: CPR (Clean, Pretty, Reliable) -
Riley Andersen has to come to terms with the fact that her emotions have personalities, wills, etc, and is seeking an understanding of how much they are or aren't responsible for how she thinks.
Source: Loss of Identity - I will make sure I have a clear understanding of who is responsible for what in my organization.
Source: Evil Overlord List
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