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

Make sure old liabilities are not still sitting on the balance sheet after they have been paid off. — Joseph Lustberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

The three utilities had been lobbying Newsom and lawmakers to further shield them and their shareholders from wildfire liabilities ever since last year’s Eaton fire. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

That’s after excluding wealth from the top 1% of households, subtracting debts and other liabilities, and deducting retirement spending, charitable donations, taxes, and fees. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Data that would ordinarily be considered benign—research findings, statistics, assessments, technical evaluations—are now treated as potential security liabilities. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

However, Microsoft has signed significant long-term data center leases — and those are considered liabilities under accounting rules, given the company is obligated to make regular lease payments. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Donalds’ spoken acceptance of the inevitability of massive data centers, and their support for his candidacy, is one of his biggest political liabilities. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 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