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adj. lacking a sense of responsibility

adj. not to be trusted

adj. not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"

undependable, unreliable

adj. liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"

treacherous, unreliable

adj. dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"

fickle, volatile

adj. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)

adj. liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

convulsive, spasmodic, spastic

adj. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"

variable

adj. (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"

unreliable, undependable

adj. not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"

unstable

adj. lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"

changeable, changeful

adj. such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"

versatile

adj. changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods"

irresponsible

adj. showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"

thoughtless

adj. showing lack of careful thought; "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering"

fickle, volatile

adj. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)

adj. liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

convulsive, spasmodic, spastic

adj. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"

variable

adj. (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"

unreliable, undependable

adj. not to be trusted

unstable

adj. lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"

changeable, changeful

adj. such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"

versatile

adj. changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods"

irresponsible

adj. showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"

thoughtless

adj. showing lack of careful thought; "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering"

feckless

adj. not fit to assume responsibility

carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy

adj. cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"

flighty, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained

adj. guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls"

trigger-happy

adj. irresponsible in the use of firearms

unaccountable

adj. free from control or responsibility

false, faithless

adj. (untrustworthy)

fly-by-night, shady

adj. (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous; "a shady operation"

devious, shifty

adj. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"

slippery, tricky

adj. not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee

erring, error-prone

adj. capable of making an error; "all men are error-prone"

breakneck

adj. moving at very high speed; "a breakneck pace"

chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy

adj. of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker

desperate, heroic

adj. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life"

harmful

adj. able or likely to do harm

hazardous, risky, wild

adj. involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"

insidious

adj. intended to entrap

on the hook(p)

adj. caught in a difficult or dangerous situation; "there I was back on the hook"

parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go

adj. fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"

self-destructive, suicidal

adj. dangerous to yourself or your interests; "suicidal impulses"; "a suicidal corporate takeover strategy"; "a kamikaze pilot"

responsible

adj. worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

creditworthy, responsible

adj. having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower"

responsible

adj. worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

reliable, dependable

adj. worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"

reliable, dependable

adj. worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"

certain, sure

adj. reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"

infallible

adj. incapable of failure or error; "an infallible antidote"; "an infallible memory"; "the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"; "no doctor is infallible"

safe

adj. free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"

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