LIABILITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LIABILITY?

Need another word that means the same as “liability”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “liability” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Liability” are: indebtedness, accountability, responsibility, answerability, debt, debit, hindrance, encumbrance, burden, handicap, nuisance, inconvenience

Liability as a Noun

Definitions of "Liability" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “liability” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An obligation to pay money to another party.
• The state of being legally responsible for something.
• The state of being legally obliged and responsible.
• A person or thing whose presence or behaviour is likely to put one at a disadvantage.
• The quality of being something that holds you back.
• A thing for which someone is responsible, especially an amount of money owed.

Synonyms of "Liability" as a noun (12 Words)

accountability	Responsibility to someone or for some activity. Lack of accountability has corroded public respect for business and political leaders.
answerability	Responsibility to someone or for some activity. The answerability of governments to the citizenry.
burden	The main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument. The schooner Wyoming of about 6 000 tons burden.
debit	An entry recording a sum owed, listed on the left-hand side or column of an account. A further debit of 21 6s 6d had been received from the Locomotive Department.
debt	An obligation to pay or do something. A way to reduce Third World debt.
encumbrance	A charge against property (as a lien or mortgage. The horse raised its hind leg as if to rid itself of an encumbrance.
handicap	A race or contest in which a handicap is imposed. Not being able to drive was something of a handicap.
hindrance	The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding. The visitor can wander around without hindrance.
inconvenience	The quality of not being useful or convenient. The inconvenience of having to change trains.
indebtedness	An obligation to pay money to another party. I wish to express my indebtedness to my parents for all they have done.
nuisance	(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive. I hope you re not going to make a nuisance of yourself.
responsibility	The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone. The group has claimed responsibility for a string of murders.

Usage Examples of "Liability" as a noun

• She said the party had become a liability to green politics.
• Once you contact the card protection scheme your liability for any loss ends.
• Valuing the company's liabilities and assets.

Associations of "Liability" (30 Words)

accomplice	A person who helps another commit a crime. An accomplice in the murder.
actionable	Able to be done or acted on; having practical value. Slander is an actionable offense.
allied	Connected; related. Members of the medical and allied professions.
amnesty	The formal act of liberating someone. An amnesty for political prisoners.
antitrust	(of legislation, chiefly in the US) preventing or controlling trusts or other monopolies, and so promoting fair competition in business.
asperity	Harshness of tone or manner. He pointed this out with some asperity.
austere	(of living conditions or a way of life) having no comforts or luxuries. An austere expression.
collusion	Collusion between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers.
complicity	Guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense. They were accused of complicity in the attempt to overthrow the government.
confederate	Someone who assists in a plot. Where was his confederate the girl who had stolen Richard s wallet.
conspirator	A member of a conspiracy. Conspirators had planned to seize the state.
cooperative	Done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit. They have been extremely considerate polite and cooperative.
enforcement	The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation. The strict enforcement of environmental regulations.
ethical	Adhering to ethical and moral principles. An ethical lawyer.
henchman	Someone who assists in a plot. The dictator s henchman.
implicate	A thing implied. He implicated his government in the murders of three judges.
law	Statute law and the common law. He was still practising law.
legal	Relating to theological legalism. A yellow legal pad.
litigation	The process of taking legal action. The company wishes to avoid litigation.
martinet	A person who demands complete obedience; a strict disciplinarian. The woman in charge was a martinet who treated all those beneath her like children.
moralist	A person given to moralizing.
rigid	Not adaptable in outlook, belief, or response. A rigid strip of metal.
rigor	The quality of being valid and rigorous. The rigors of boot camp.
rigour	Severity or strictness. His analysis is lacking in rigour.
strict	Characterized by strictness severity or restraint. A strict vegetarian.
strictly	In a rigorous manner. That visit was strictly business.
stringent	Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures. Stringent guidelines on air pollution.
testimony	A solemn protest or declaration. His blackened finger was testimony to the fact that he had played in pain.
tort	Any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought. The law of tort.
validity	The quality of being valid and rigorous. One might question the validity of our data.