Synonyms for incur
ɪnˈkɜrin·cur

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1. incurverb

   To render somebody liable or subject to.

   Synonyms:
   occasion

2. incurverb

   Synonyms:
   contract, encounter

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1. incur

   Synonyms:
   meet, run

   Antonyms:
   avoid, shun, elude, escape

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1. incurverb

   make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to

   "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"

   Synonyms:
   obtain, find, receive, get

2. receive, get, find, obtain, incurverb

   receive a specified treatment (abstract)

   "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

   Synonyms:
   pick up, make, mystify, experience, develop, draw, have, find oneself, become, sustain, receive, retrieve, scram, prevail, amaze, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, hold, go, rule, fix, stick, pay back, regain, happen, suffer, feel, beat, set about, get down, get under one's skin, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, start, welcome, arrest, meet, witness, bring, bewilder, see, mother, chance, take, buzz off, catch, let, come up, obtain, beget, puzzle, flummox, invite, ascertain, get, generate, capture, find, baffle, produce, get hold, start out, pose, vex, aim, induce, find out, perplex, recover, bump, notice, gravel, begin, fetch, father, determine, commence, discover, encounter, arrive, set out, convey, acquire, come, line up, pay off, detect, bugger off, cause, take in, observe, nonplus

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1. incurverb

   Synonyms:
   contract, become liable to, become subject to

2. incurverb

   Synonyms:
   bring on

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1. List of paraphrases for "incur":

   hire, engage, assume

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1. Anicia MIller:

   I was disappointed that I can't start freshman year there and meet people and get involved with clubs, but we're in a pandemic. I don't see a point in taking a health risk for Anicia MIller or my family. And to go on campus and incur those room and board costs just to take classes online seemed like unnecessary charges to pay for.

2. Logan Pearsall Smith:

   That we should practice what we preach is generally admitted; but anyone who preaches what he and his hearers practice must incur the gravest moral disapprobation.

3. Chief Financial Officer Dennis Durkin:

   With the bulk of our content lineup still ahead of us, we are still planning to incur these expenses this year, particularly as we see an abundance of opportunity to invest and support our franchises ....

4. Scott Petri:

   Petri told Fox News. That’s in contrast with the 54 percent brick-and-mortar slots rate, Petri said. Petri added that brick and mortar casinos argue that they incur more costs, so online platforms should not be given the benefit of a better tax rate. Petri says he will try to bring the parties together toward a solution in the coming days. As chairman of the committee, I think it’s important that I be an honest broker.

5. Titus Maccius Plautus:

   There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.