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

Traditional due diligence can miss back-office technology impacts—liabilities reducing valuation (technical debt, vendor lock-in and cybersecurity exposure) or assets increasing it (scalable platforms and modernized pipelines). — Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, Stallone endured an avalanche of rejections from agents who felt his slurry speech and asymmetrical mouth were liabilities — the very traits, of course, that would mark him as an original in a few short years. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Those feedings typically run afoul of associations’ governing documents and their rules and regulations due to the potential nuisances, unsanitary conditions, property damage, and liabilities that feral cats and other animals can create. — Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

But the state still carries more than $30 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, one of the largest burdens, per capita, in the nation, and isn’t expected to finish paying that off until well into the 2040s. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Clause lets you and your partner answer questions together related to liabilities, assets, goals, property, businesses and more. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Across day-to-day commitments, financial and transfer debts, payments due to players and tax authorities and plenty more besides, the club’s liabilities due to be paid in 2026-27 total €905million, unmoved from a year ago. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Shareholder equity, or book value, is a measure of a company’s assets minus liabilities. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

When Newsom first took office in 2019, PG&E was in bankruptcy as a result of the company’s massive liabilities from the death and destruction those fires wrought. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026