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Definition of irresponsible in English: irresponsibleadjective ɪrɪˈspɒnsɪb(ə)lˌɪ(r)rəˈspɑnsəb(ə)l (of a person, attitude, or action) not showing a proper sense of responsibility. with infinitive it would have been irresponsible just to drive on Example sentencesExamples - "The judge called us highly irresponsible and if I was in his position I would have done the same.
- But since this was such a high profile case, the judge did not want to seem irresponsible.
- We are appalled at the irresponsible attitude you have displayed in condoning such anti-social behaviour.
- Again, it must be associated with abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct.
- Professor Coates's critics have called him irresponsible for declaring his personal decision.
- The intention of the opposition parties to boycott the poll is irresponsible in the extreme.
- Of course they can be dangerous if used by criminals or the criminally irresponsible.
- And additional spending of that nature is seen to be fiscally irresponsible.
- Card firms should stop sending unsolicited credit-card cheques to cardholders, which MPs regard as wholly irresponsible lending.
- "That's an instance of irresponsible behaviour by the management of a pub.
- I think they are evading their responsibility in a grossly irresponsible way.
- To have conducted the investigation in any other manner would have been grossly irresponsible.
- But I do believe it was a little irresponsible on our part.
- I consider this crop circle story an example of very irresponsible reporting.
- Perhaps they could be put to work decorating old buildings reclaimed from irresponsible owners.
- What is being negated, in a totally irresponsible manner, is the uniqueness of the atomic bomb.
- But what the BJP is doing now is totally irresponsible behaviour.
- By contrast, socially irresponsible companies will gradually be abandoned and lose orders as well.
- Call him irresponsible if you want, but Charlie Ford is going to ride around.
- The letters and calls that hit the paper complained of irresponsible journalism.
Synonyms reckless, rash, careless, thoughtless, incautious, unwise, imprudent, ill-advised, ill-considered, injudicious, misguided, heedless, unheeding, inattentive, hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitous, wild, foolhardy, impetuous, impulsive, daredevil, devil-may-care, hot-headed, negligent, delinquent, neglectful, remiss, careless of one's duty, lax, slack, uncaring, casual, insouciant North American derelict rare disregardful, inadvertent, oscitant immature, naive, foolish, hare-brained, feather-brained carefree, blasé unreliable, undependable, untrustworthy, flighty, giddy, scatterbrained, erratic British tearaway informal harum-scarum, slap-happy Definition of irresponsible in US English: irresponsibleadjectiveˌɪ(r)rəˈspɑnsəb(ə)lˌi(r)rəˈspänsəb(ə)l (of a person, attitude, or action) not showing a proper sense of responsibility. with infinitive it would have been irresponsible just to drive on Example sentencesExamples - We are appalled at the irresponsible attitude you have displayed in condoning such anti-social behaviour.
- By contrast, socially irresponsible companies will gradually be abandoned and lose orders as well.
- Card firms should stop sending unsolicited credit-card cheques to cardholders, which MPs regard as wholly irresponsible lending.
- "The judge called us highly irresponsible and if I was in his position I would have done the same.
- The letters and calls that hit the paper complained of irresponsible journalism.
- And additional spending of that nature is seen to be fiscally irresponsible.
- Of course they can be dangerous if used by criminals or the criminally irresponsible.
- Professor Coates's critics have called him irresponsible for declaring his personal decision.
- Perhaps they could be put to work decorating old buildings reclaimed from irresponsible owners.
- But since this was such a high profile case, the judge did not want to seem irresponsible.
- But I do believe it was a little irresponsible on our part.
- What is being negated, in a totally irresponsible manner, is the uniqueness of the atomic bomb.
- Call him irresponsible if you want, but Charlie Ford is going to ride around.
- The intention of the opposition parties to boycott the poll is irresponsible in the extreme.
- Again, it must be associated with abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct.
- "That's an instance of irresponsible behaviour by the management of a pub.
- But what the BJP is doing now is totally irresponsible behaviour.
- To have conducted the investigation in any other manner would have been grossly irresponsible.
- I consider this crop circle story an example of very irresponsible reporting.
- I think they are evading their responsibility in a grossly irresponsible way.
Synonyms reckless, rash, careless, thoughtless, incautious, unwise, imprudent, ill-advised, ill-considered, injudicious, misguided, heedless, unheeding, inattentive, hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitous, wild, foolhardy, impetuous, impulsive, daredevil, devil-may-care, hot-headed, negligent, delinquent, neglectful, remiss, careless of one's duty, lax, slack, uncaring, casual, insouciant immature, naive, foolish, hare-brained, feather-brained |