1. required to explain actions or decisions; responsible or accountable
2. able to be answered or solved

Examples

• The CEO is answerable to the board of directors for all major decisions.
• Government officials must be answerable to the public they serve.
• Parents are answerable for their children’s behavior in school.
• The manager is answerable for the team’s poor performance this quarter.
• This math problem is answerable with the right formula.
• The question about the missing funds is answerable through careful investigation.
• Not all philosophical questions are answerable through science alone.