Responsible
Responsible adjective - Being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so.
Up front and responsible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Up front" instead an adjective "Responsible".
Up front
Responsible and up front are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Responsible" instead an adjective phrase "Up front".
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- Note that for many Attack Helicopters with tandem seating, the trope is inverted - the Guy In Back is actually the pilot, with the person up front responsible for manning the weapons.
Source: Guy in Back - Mai, however, realizes she was brainwashed the whole time (and it was actually Shiho who was responsible for Takumi's death), and decides not to hold it against Mikoto, even telling her up front that she loves her (though probably not in that way).
Source: Easily Forgiven
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Up front and Responsible. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/responsible/up_front
Responsible & Up front. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/responsible/up_front>.
Up front or Responsible. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/responsible/up_front.
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