Synonyms for incur
Definitions
- v. 1
To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to. To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to.
Near-synonyms: entail, invoke
- v. 2
To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
Near-synonym: contract (debts, etc.)
Related words
- Word family
- incurrence incursion incursive
Forms
- Past participle
- incurred
e.g. incurred → contracted, entailed, invoked, occasioned…
Example sentences
- occasion You should change your job if the occasion arises.
- invoke How do we invoke a response from the computer?
- entail The project will entail great expense upon the company.
- receive It'll be two weeks before you receive the article.
- obtain I am able to obtain a registration form for free.
By length
- 3 letters
- get1, run1
- 4 letters
- find1
- 6 letters
- obtain2, invoke2, entail2
- 7 letters
- receive2, acquire3
- 8 letters
- contract2, occasion3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obtain2 = 2 syllables).