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

That becomes more difficult when an offer from another school could pay off family debts, buy a parent a home or provide security beyond a football career that may end suddenly. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 31 July 2026

To settle an estate, someone has to locate all of the deceased person’s assets, pay off their debts, deal with their taxes, talk to all heirs and creditors, file reports with the court, and finally distribute what is left. — Reid Kress Weisbord, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Depending on your circumstances, debt relief companies may be able to negotiate with unsecured creditors to settle your eligible debts for less than the full amount owed. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Roth had raised a total of about $8,600, and had more than $10,000 in debts and loans as of April 29, the most recent data available. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026

The transfer freeze comes as the club’s owner, Saudi’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), moves to address a financial crisis at the club, whose debts now exceed 800 million riyals ($213 million), according to Arriyadiyah. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 30 July 2026

It was stolen by very corrupt elites and used to pay off massive debts to China, Cuba, and others. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026

The fed funds rate normally influences – directly or indirectly – movement in the interest rates consumers earn on their savings and pay on their debts. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Other works lay bare the kinds of debts that capitalism effaces in order to sustain a fantasy of frictionlessness. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026