be in debt

VERB

owe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

incur

STRONG

lost

WEAK

be beholden be bound be contracted be in arrears be indebted be into one for be obligated be under obligation behind feel bound get on credit have borrowed in hock on the tab ought to run up a bill

Antonyms

WEAK

pay resolve settle

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be in debt

I will forever be in debt for all they’ve given me and my family.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026

Natasha said they would "forever be in debt to everyone that has helped get our baby home".

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025

So I’ll forever be in debt with him because of that situation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023

Women are more likely than men to be in debt.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022

Prices kept on spiraling upward, merchandise grew shorter and shorter in supply, and everybody seemed to be in debt.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

be in debt

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