What is another word for liability?
Synonyms for liability
ˌlaɪ əˈbɪl ɪ tili·a·bil·i·ty
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Wiktionary
Princeton's WordNet
liabilitynoun
the state of being legally obliged and responsible
Synonyms:
indebtedness, financial obligationindebtedness, liability, financial obligationnoun
an obligation to pay money to another party
Synonyms:
indebtedness, financial obligation, obligationliabilitynoun
the quality of being something that holds you back
Synonyms:
indebtedness, financial obligation
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
liabilitynoun
Synonyms:
responsibility, accountableness, accountability, bounden dutyliabilitynoun
Synonyms:
exposedness
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
liabilitynoun
Synonyms:
exposure, accountability, responsibility, amenability
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "liability":
responsibility, liabilities, accountability, passive, haftung, responsibilities, responsible, responsabilité, obligation, onus, duty
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1237 | responsible | |
#1487 | responsibility | |
#2487 | duty | |
#2905 | liability | |
#4212 | responsibilities | |
#4772 | obligation | |
#6690 | accountability | |
#7533 | liabilities | |
#8588 | passive | |
#24830 | indebtedness | |
#44049 | onus | |
#116481 | haftung |
How to use liability in a sentence?
Despite the breathless coverage each new View Trump attack gets, this endless rotation of the same debunked smears isn't the product of strategic genius, it's a sign of myopia and desperation as each successive attempt backfires, re-elevating a massive View Trump liability while leaving View Trump campaign scrambling to find something new.
I didn’t think I would get admitted to Stanford at all, but it’s quite refreshing to see that they view my unapologetic activism as an asset rather than a liability.
Protecting that weapon, limiting liability, knowing when to use and not use that. It is a specialized area and a course of training that we haven’t had.
I'm stepping down because my job is to work on the sport's behalf and the players' behalf and in my situation, I've become too much of a distraction and a liability, i take responsibility for that, and I take responsibility for the mistakes I made Halloween night.
Senators Diane Feinstein of California:
It is entirely inappropriate that the railroad industry would make hostages of America's passenger rail services and chemical shippers in order to secure their favored legislative outcome, it is offensive that only when a railroad could face full liability for an accident that they find operation without PTC to be unacceptably dangerous.
Translations for liability
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- مسؤوليةArabic
- responsabilitatCatalan, Valencian
- pasivumCzech
- Verpflichtung, Schuld, VerantwortungGerman
- responsabilidadSpanish
- vastuu, vastuunalaisuusFinnish
- passif, responsabilitéFrench
- देयताHindi
- responsabilitàItalian
- 負債, 借金Japanese
- aansprakelijkheidDutch
- odpowiedzialnośćPolish
- obrigação, dívida, possibilidade, responsabilidadePortuguese
- responsabilitateRomanian
- обязательство, задолженность, пассив, возможность, долгRussian
- skuld, belastningSwedish
- అప్పుTelugu
- відповідальністьUkrainian
- ذمہ داریUrdu
- 责任Chinese
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