responsibility

full, total

awesome, great, heavy, weighty

Taking care of my younger siblings was a heavy responsibility, but I learned a lot from it.

direct

overall

primary

ultimate

The ultimate responsibility for keeping the children safe falls on the parents.

special

diminished

After the accident, the driver claimed diminished responsibility because of his medical condition.

sole

collective, joint, shared

individual, personal

ministerial, parental

financial, legal, moral, social

have

The manager has responsibility for training all new employees in the department.

accept, assume, bear, shoulder, take (on/over)

After the accident, the driver had to bear responsibility for the damages to both cars.

share

lay, place

The manager laid responsibility for the project's failure on the inexperienced team members.

delegate, devolve, hand over

The manager decided to delegate responsibility for the project to her senior team members.

abdicate, evade, shirk, shift

The manager tried to evade responsibility for the project's failure by blaming the team.

admit, claim

After the accident, the driver admitted responsibility and apologized to everyone involved.

deny, disclaim, duck

When the accident happened, the driver tried to deny responsibility for the damage.

allocate, assign (sb), give sb

attribute

The manager attributed responsibility for the project delay to poor communication between teams.

burden sb with

absolve sb from/of

fall on sb, lie/rest with sb

~ for

The manager took responsibility for the mistake and apologized to all the customers.

~ towards

Teachers have important responsibilities towards their students' learning and safety.

the age of criminal responsibility, the burden of responsibility

Parents often feel the burden of responsibility when making decisions about their children's education.

do sth on your own responsibility

a position of responsibility, a sense of responsibility

heavy, onerous

additional, increased

altered

caring, departmental, domestic, family, financial, managerial, ministerial, parental, professional, teaching

contractual, statutory

particular, special

have

carry out, discharge, fulfil

accept, face up to, take on, undertake

After graduating, she decided to accept responsibility for managing the family business.

delegate

avoid, evade, shirk

relieve sb of

~ for

Teachers have clear responsibility for making sure their students understand the lesson.

~ to/towards

Parents have a responsibility towards their children's education and wellbeing.

duties and responsibilities, rights and responsibilities

As a citizen, you have both rights and responsibilities to your community.