Synonyms for liable
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Susceptible
2. Responsible — subject; susceptible; prone
responsible, accountable, answerable, subject, exposed, vulnerable, amenable, obnoxious
Definitions
- adj. 1
Subject; susceptible; prone.
A man liable to heart disease.
- adj. 2
Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
Related words
- Word family
- liability
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Liable refers to a contingency regarded as unfavorable; as, the ship was liable to founder at any moment.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- susceptible Northern Algeria is susceptible to earthquakes.
- responsible We ourselves have to be responsible for the earth.
- accountable Somebody has to be held accountable for his death.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| liable | falling | |
| susceptible | falling | |
| nonimmune | steady | |
| unresistant | falling | |
| responsible | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- apt1
- 5 letters
- bound1
- 6 letters
- likely2
- 7 letters
- subject2, exposed2
- 8 letters
- inclined2, amenable4
- 9 letters
- obnoxious3, nonimmune
- 10 letters
- vulnerable4, answerable4
- 11 letters
- responsible4, accountable4, susceptible4, unresistant
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (likely2 = 2 syllables).