ir·re·spon·si·ble
ˌir-i-ˈspän(t)-sə-bəl 
: not responsible: such as
a
: lacking a sense of responsibility
b
: said or done with no sense of responsibility
irresponsible accusations
c
: unable especially mentally or financially to bear responsibility
d
: not answerable to higher authority
an irresponsible dictatorship
: a person who is irresponsible
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Examples of irresponsible in a Sentence
Adjective
He's too irresponsible to keep a job for more than a week.
She made irresponsible comments that helped cause the riot.
It would be irresponsible to ignore the threats.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
That means there can be unsafe products on the market from irresponsible manufacturers.
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He’s recently been heavily criticized by Mayor Brandon Johnson for refusing to have CPS take out a high-interest loan that Martinez thinks would be fiscally irresponsible.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
If anything, the adults have been a little bit irresponsible and kind of unknowing.
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Adjective
In the past, recruiters have discouraged workers from job-hopping because it was looked upon as unstable and irresponsible.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
That means there can be unsafe products on the market from irresponsible manufacturers.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
He’s recently been heavily criticized by Mayor Brandon Johnson for refusing to have CPS take out a high-interest loan that Martinez thinks would be fiscally irresponsible.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
If anything, the adults have been a little bit irresponsible and kind of unknowing.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Irresponsible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irresponsible. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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irresponsible
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ir·re·spon·si·ble
ˌir-i-ˈspän(t)-sə-bəl
: not responsible : mentally inadequate to bear responsibility
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