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liability

[lahy-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌlaɪ əˈbɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
answerability, responsibility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accountability burden culpability debt duty obligation
STRONG
amenability amenableness blame compulsion indebtedness onus subjection susceptibility
WEAK
accountableness arrearage owing
Antonyms
WEAK
asset irresponsibility unaccountability
NOUN
burden, debt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
damage inconvenience involvement loan mortgage obligation responsibility
STRONG
IOU account baggage balance bite chance chit contingency contract debit disadvantage drag drawback due encumbrance handicap hindrance impediment indebtedness lease millstone minus misfortune nuisance onus pledge possibility remainder tab
WEAK
arrear arrearage bad news indebtment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advantage benefit profit
STRONG
aid assistance blessing certainty help
WEAK
asset irresponsibility unaccountability
NOUN
chance, probability
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exposure
STRONG
likelihood openness proneness susceptibility tendency vulnerability
WEAK
vulnerableness
Antonyms
WEAK
asset irresponsibility unaccountability

Example Sentences

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You might love that cute little phone you’ve had for years, but if its maker no longer loves it, it could be a liability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

“Pending motions will determine whether the liability and damages rulings stand.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

KGM’s lawyers employed the unique theory of product liability, which will serve as a bellwether strategy for the many future social media addiction cases.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Importantly, there would be no joint debt and no shared liability.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

He was imagining the civil liability, for Reggie, and his folks.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel