Synonyms for liability
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Noun
1. Debt
Definitions
- n. 1
An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
Forms
- Plural
- liabilities → debts, indebtednesses, encumbrances, responsibilities…
Example sentences
- debt Half of Ethiopia's external debt is owed to China.
- indebtedness Favors should be done freely and not out of a sense of indebtedness.
- encumbrance Since the temperature has warmed, my coat has become an encumbrance.
- responsibility The group claimed responsibility for the bombings.
- exposure Exposure to nature can decrease our blood pressure.
- likelihood In all likelihood, we shall be away for a few days.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| liability | steady | |
| debt | steady | |
| indebtedness | falling | |
| encumbrance | falling | |
| responsibility | falling | |
| exposure | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- debt1
- 5 letters
- peril2
- 8 letters
- exposure3, tendency3, aptitude3
- 9 letters
- indemnity4
- 10 letters
- commitment3, likelihood3
- 11 letters
- disposition4, encumbrance, amenability
- 12 letters
- indebtedness4
- 13 letters
- vulnerability6
- 14 letters
- responsibility6, accountability6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (peril2 = 2 syllables).