Synonyms for owing
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Outstanding
2. Attributable
due, attributable, unpaid, payable, unsettled, referable, traceable, imputable, ascribable
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
These seven subscriptions remain owing.
Related words
- Phrases
- owing to
Example sentences
- attributable That quote is attributable to Winston Churchill.
- unsettled Americans appear unsettled and uncontrolled to Japanese.
- indebted I'm deeply indebted to you for doing me this favour.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| owing | falling | |
| attributable | falling | |
| unsettled | steady | |
| indebted | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- due1
- 6 letters
- unpaid2
- 7 letters
- payable3
- 8 letters
- indebted3
- 9 letters
- unsettled3, traceable3, referable, imputable
- 10 letters
- ascribable
- 11 letters
- outstanding3
- 12 letters
- attributable5, undischarged
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unpaid2 = 2 syllables).