Synonyms of debts

debts

noun

plural of debt

1

as in obligations

something (as money) which is owed

he filed for bankruptcy when his debts exceeded his assets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obligations
• liabilities
• scores
• arrears
• bankruptcies
• arrearages
• bonds
• delinquencies
• defaults
• debits
• insolvencies
• embarrassments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repayments
• assets
• quittances
• quietuses

2

as in crimes

a breaking of a moral or legal code

forgive us our debts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crimes
• sins
• violations
• trespasses
• felonies
• wrongdoings
• misdeeds
• errors
• transgressions
• offenses
• misdoings
• breaches
• malefactions
• lawbreakings
• misdemeanors
• infringements
• corruptions
• hate crimes
• misconducts
• misfeasances
• bias crimes
• immoralities
• iniquities
• abuses
• peccadilloes
• foibles
• faults
• debaucheries
• vices
• depravities
• illegalities
• criminalities
• falls
• breaks
• downfalls
• descents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocences
• noncrimes
• moralities
• impeccabilities
• virtues
• irreproachabilities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of debts

But Ippei Mizuhara, his longtime interpreter, pleaded guilty to stealing almost $17 million from Ohtani to pay off gambling debts. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Chapter 7 bankruptcy will result in liquidation and sale of assets to help repay debts. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026

The business is typically the beneficiary and can use the payout to recruit and train a replacement, pay off outstanding debts or maintain operations during the transition. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

You're considered insolvent when your total debts exceed the fair market value of your assets immediately before the debt cancellation. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

To recover from the financial disaster, Twain was compelled to hit the lecture circuit, traveling the world and eventually earning enough to pay back all his debts. — Aaron Glantz, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026

Sam, having already been married once—and saddled with not only his father’s debts but, more to the point, his ex-wife’s alimony—has a different view. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Instead, a decade later, the school and the Gaussoins' unpaid debts are still holding them back. — Cory Turner, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Henry was broke at the time of his death, and DeAngelis guessed that the canns would have been sold to pay off his debts. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026