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

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

Edison is now also facing billions in potential liabilities due to the January 2025 fires, with the utility already receiving a 9% rate hike last year, partially driven by projects to mitigate the fire risks posed by its transmission lines. — Ava Hu, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

For communities carrying hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded retiree-health liabilities, that is not a marginal improvement. — David Kornwitz, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

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

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