Antonyms for irresponsibility

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ir-i-spon-suh-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪr ɪˈspɒn sə bəl

Definition of irresponsibility

Origin : 1818; see irresponsible + -ity.

As in insanity : noun mental illness; foolishness
As in license : noun abandon, indulgence
As in monkey business : noun shenanigans
As in tomfoolery : noun nonsense
As in lawlessness : noun anarchy
As in imbecility : noun foolishness
As in insaneness : noun insanity
As in libertinism : noun license
As in licentiousness : noun license
As in profligacy : noun license
As in psychopathy : noun insanity
As in senselessness : noun foolishness
As in foolishness : noun idiocy, nonsense

Example sentences :

A caterer's thrifty concession to the universal passion for irresponsibility.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

Irresponsibility ran strongly in that branch of the Butler family.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

He had a gay sense of irresponsibility, of seeking the event.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

At once, it seemed to me, he recognised the irresponsibility of his rider.
Extract from : « Dwellers in the Hills » by Melville Davisson Post

It is a fine thing to get into the freedom and irresponsibility of a big city!
Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

It was a mood of irresponsibility—almost of defiant irresponsibility.
Extract from : « On the Stairs » by Henry B. Fuller

Was irresponsibility ever so divine as this, of birds waking?
Extract from : « The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy » by John Galsworthy

The salient characteristic of your civilisation is its irresponsibility.
Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker

The swing of the last six bars suggests his shrug of irresponsibility.
Extract from : « Indian Story and Song » by Alice C. Fletcher

She gloried in a new, intoxicating sense of irresponsibility.
Extract from : « The Whirlpool » by George Gissing

Synonyms for irresponsibility

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