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[ ir-i-spon-suh-buhl ] / ˌɪr ɪˈspɒn sə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR irresponsible ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivesaid, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible. not capable of or qualified for responsibility, as due to age, circumstances, or a mental deficiency. not responsible, answerable, or accountable to higher authority: irresponsible as a monarch. Origin of irresponsibleFirst recorded in 1640–50; ir-2 + responsible SYNONYMS FOR irresponsible1 unreliable, undependable, thoughtless. SEE SYNONYMS FOR irresponsible ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM irresponsibleir·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, ir·re·spon·si·ble·ness, nounir·re·spon·si·bly, adverbWords nearby irresponsibleirresolute, irresolution, irresolvable, irrespective, irrespirable, irresponsible, irresponsive, irresuscitable, irretentive, irretraceable, irretrievable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for irresponsibleThe most irresponsible comments however would have to be those of Donald Trump, since he should know better. 2014: Revenge of the Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST In this context, and at this time, the action by Neil MacGregor and his Trustees might seem not merely naïve, but irresponsible. Britain Has Lost Its Marbles: Elgin Loan Will Appease Putin|Geoffrey Robertson|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Conning people into buying a book to prepare for an "Ebola apocalypse" is not just irresponsible, it's pathetic. The Sham, Scaremongering Guide to Ebola|Abby Haglage|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST “I think the attacks on Fareed are distorted, irresponsible, and unfair,” Weisberg emailed. Can Fareed Zakaria Survive A Plagiarism Firestorm?|Lloyd Grove|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This kind of irresponsible running of the mouth is precisely how medical conspiracies start. George Will, Fox News, and the Beginning of an Ebola Conspiracy|Russell Saunders|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST He should not be for one moment the victim of irresponsible power. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll The passions and wild love and irresponsible deeds of the life he had lived in years gone by were here. The World For Sale, Complete|Gilbert Parker Peter, from being a care-free, irresponsible young groom, suddenly found himself beset with many and multiform anxieties. Much Ado About Peter|Jean Webster He complained of irresponsible Cabinet Ministers, and seemed to throw it upon that. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third|The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos Fortunately for us, the Pandora carried a certain rollicking, irresponsible person as surgeon. Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora|Edward Edwards
British Dictionary definitions for irresponsible
adjectivenot showing or done with due care for the consequences of one's actions or attitudes; reckless not capable of bearing responsibility archaic not answerable to a higher authority for one's actions Derived forms of irresponsibleirresponsibility or irresponsibleness, nounirresponsibly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to irresponsiblecapricious, immature, thoughtless, immoral, carefree, devil-may-care, feckless, fickle, flighty, fly-by-night, giddy, harebrained, incautious, lax, loose, rash, scatterbrained, shiftless, unaccountable, undependable |