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

For community associations and other property owners, maintaining safe conditions to avoid injuries is essential to satisfying their duty and minimizing exposure to potentially severe financial and legal liabilities. — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Futures have long been used for hedging, and the CME contracts and FutureSports may be ways for sponsors, broadcasters, insurers and arena vendors to potentially hedge exposure against assets and liabilities. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Clear your loans and liabilities, and sort out the wills and property papers. — Vikas Arora, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Connecticut still carries more than $30 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, one of the largest burdens, per capita, among all states. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 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

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