Synonyms of liabilities

liabilities

noun

plural of liability

as in debt

something (as money) which is owed

your liabilities total about $200,000

Synonyms & Similar Words

• debt
• obligation
• score
• indebtedness
• arrears
• bankruptcy
• arrearage
• bond
• default
• debit
• delinquency
• insolvency
• embarrassment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repayment
• asset
• quittance
• quietus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of liabilities

Likewise, when crime bosses become international liabilities that could hamper Beijing’s relations with other countries, or when their political patrons fall and there are fewer political costs to targeting them, Beijing will act. — Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026

Leaving the United States fiscal liabilities at an all-time, historically high level. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court convicted Hui, also known as Xu Jiayin, and Evergrande of engaged in large-scale financial fraud in inflating the group’s assets and concealing its liabilities. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Hui’s Evergrande Group has been hobbled by debt since 2021, with $300 billion in liabilities. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Especially in Chicago, where the city last year had to swallow a state pension-sweetener law that added more than $11 billion to the city’s preexisting mountain of pension liabilities. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

The company’s liabilities were estimated to be over $1 million, court documents said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

Shareholders’ equity is what remains after the company has paid all its liabilities. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

Newsom and lawmakers already passed legislation that cut the state’s three biggest electric companies’ liabilities for wildfires. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026