Debt Synonyms and Antonyms

dĕt
That which is owed
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. obligation
  2. arrears
  3. liability
  4. arrearage
  5. debit
  6. bill
  7. lien
  8. deficit
  9. commitment
  10. indebtedness
  11. note
  12. due
  13. mortgage
  14. score
  15. pecuniary due
  16. duty
  17. accounts outstanding
  18. accounts collectible
  19. debt of honor
  20. arrear
  21. encumbrance
  22. outstandings
  23. claim
  24. baggage
  25. deferred payment
  26. national debt
  27. contingent liability
  28. floating debt
  29. debenture
  30. funded debt
  31. future debt
  32. account
  33. overdraft
  34. amount due
  35. red-ink
  36. iou
  37. chit
  38. insolvency
  39. owing
  40. liable
  41. in-the-red
  42. in arrears
  43. offense
  44. money-raising
  45. owed
  46. post-obit
  47. sin
  48. wrong
Antonyms:
  1. asset
  2. credit
  3. resource
  4. profit
  5. capital
  6. cash
  7. excess
A condition of owing something to another
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. arrearage
  2. arrears
  3. indebtedness
  4. liability
  5. obligation
  6. debtor
Capital covered by funded obligations
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. outstanding issues
  2. mortgages
  3. bonds
  4. shares
  5. stocks
  6. notes
  7. securities
  8. checks
  9. debentures
  10. indentures
Synonyms:
(Verb)
  1. amortize
  2. commute
  3. compound
  4. contract
  5. incur

Words Related to Debt

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Debt Sentence Examples

  • Your debt is paid.

  • The debt was incurred before I took over.

  • The following table shows the increase of the funded debt since 1814.

  • They were making money on it, but there was so much debt to begin with.

  • In 1909 the state had a debt of £302,270.

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