Irresponsible

//ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl//

Synonyms for "irresponsible" (140 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Strong matches (42)

Adjective(1 words)
foolhardy

Related words (70)

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Antonyms

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Related terms

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Translations

67 translations across 38 languages.

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Armenian

1 entries
  • անպատասխանատու adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • безадка́зны adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • безадпавяда́льны adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • urag-uragon adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • безотгово́рен adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • не но́сещ отгово́рност adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)

Catalan

2 entries
  • irresponsable adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • irresponsable adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 不負責任的 /不负责任的 adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • 不負責的 /不负责的 adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • 不负责任的 adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Czech

2 entries
  • neodpovědný adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • nezodpovědný adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Danish

1 entries
  • uansvarlig adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Dutch

1 entries
  • onverantwoordelijk adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ei vastuussa adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • syytön adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • vastuuton adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • viaton adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)

French

2 entries
  • irresponsable adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • irresponsable adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Galician

1 entries
  • irresponsable adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Georgian

1 entries
  • უპასუხისმგებლო adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

German

3 entries
  • nicht verantwortlich adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • unverantwortlich adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • verantwortungslos adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Greek

2 entries
  • ανεύθυνος adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • ανεύθυνος adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • felelősségre nem vonható adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • felelőtlen adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • meggondolatlan adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Irish

1 entries
  • neamhfhreagrach adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)

Italian

2 entries
  • irresponsabile adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • irresponsabile adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 無責任な adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Korean

2 entries
  • 무책임하다 adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • 책임이 없는 adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Latvian

1 entries
  • bezatbildīgs adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • неодговорен adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Marathi

1 entries
  • बेजबाबदार adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Māori

2 entries
  • hurori adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • mākahi adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • ansvarsløs adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • uansvarlig adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Polish

2 entries
  • lekkomyślny adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • nieodpowiedzialny adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • irresponsável adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • irresponsável adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Romanian

1 entries
  • iresponsabil adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Russian

2 entries
  • безотве́тственный adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • не несу́щий отве́тственности adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • nȅodgovōran adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • не̏одгово̄ран adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Slovak

1 entries
  • nezodpovedný adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Slovene

1 entries
  • neodgovoren adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Spanish

2 entries
  • irresponsable adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • irresponsable adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Swedish

3 entries
  • ansvarslös adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • oansvarig adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • oansvarig adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • alibugha adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • kaalibughaan adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Turkish

3 entries
  • mesul/sorumlu olmayan adj (not responsible; not subject to responsibility)
  • mesuliyetsiz adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)
  • sorumsuz adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • безвідповіда́льний adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • vô trách nhiệm adj (lacking a sense of responsibility)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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The man charged me with being irresponsible.

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I want to find out the source of this irresponsible rumor.

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I am alarmed by your irresponsible attitude.

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He was lazy and irresponsible. Thus, he was told to leave the company.

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