| Main Entry: | liability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answerability, responsibility |
Synonyms: |
accountability, accountableness, amenability, amenableness, arrearage, blame, burden, compulsion, culpability, debt, duty, indebtedness, obligation, onus, owing, subjection, susceptibility |
Antonyms: |
irresponsibility, unaccountability |
| Main Entry: | liability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | burden, debt |
Synonyms: |
IOU, account, arrear, arrearage, bad news, baggage, balance, bite*, chance, chit, contingency, contract, damage, debit, disadvantage, drag*, drawback, due*, encumbrance, handicap, hindrance, impediment, inconvenience, indebtedness, indebtment, involvement, lease, loan, millstone, minus, misfortune, mortgage, nuisance, obligation, onus, pledge, possibility, remainder, responsibility, tab |
Antonyms: |
asset |
| Main Entry: | liability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chance, probability |
Synonyms: |
exposure, likelihood, openness, proneness, susceptibility, tendency, vulnerability, vulnerableness |
| Concept: | Liability. |
| Category: | 4. Indirect Power |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
liability, liableness; possibility, contingency; susceptivity, susceptibility.
-verbs
be liable; incur, lay oneself open to; run the chance, stand a chance; lie under, expose oneself to, open a door to.
-adjectives
liable, subject; in danger; open to, exposed to, obnoxious to; answerable; unexempt from; apt to; dependent on; incident to., contingent, incidental, possible, on the cards, within range of, at the mercy of.
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| Main Entry: | accountability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | responsibility |
Synonyms: |
answerability, blameworthiness, liability |
| Main Entry: | arrears |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | debt |
Synonyms: |
back payment, balance due, claim, debit, deficiency, deficit, liability, obligation, unpaid bill |
| Main Entry: | blame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | responsibility |
Synonyms: |
accountability, answerability, burden, culpability, fault, guilt, incrimination, liability, onus, rap |
| Main Entry: | chance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possibility, probability |
Synonyms: |
break, contingency, fair shake, fighting chance, indications, liability, likelihood, long shot, look-in, occasion, odds, opening, opportunity, outlook, prospect, scope, shot*, show, squeak, time, wager |
Antonyms: |
assurance, certainty, design, law, plan, scheme |
| Main Entry: | commitment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assurance; obligation |
Synonyms: |
charge, committal, devoir, duty, engagement, guarantee, liability, must, need, ought, pledge, promise, responsibility, undertaking, vow, word |
Antonyms: |
broken promise, denial, refusal |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement, deal |
Synonyms: |
arrangement, bargain, bond, commission, commitment, compact, concordat, convention, covenant, deposition, dicker, engagement, evidence, guarantee, handshake, indenture, liability, mise, obligation, pact, paper, pledge, promise, proof, record, settlement, stipulation, treaty, understanding |
| Notes: | a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities |
Antonyms: |
disagreement, misunderstanding |