What is another word for incur?
614 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɪnkˈɜː], [ ɪnkˈɜː], [ ɪ_n_k_ˈɜː]
Incur is a verb that means to bring about, suffer or become subject to something, typically an unpleasant consequence or liability. Some synonyms for 'incur' include acquire, bear, earn, assume, provoke, cause, contract, invite, and attract. For instance, instead of saying "I incurred a lot of debts," we can say, "I accumulated a lot of debts" or "I assumed a lot of debts." Similarly, instead of saying, "The company incurred significant losses," we can say, "The company suffered significant losses" or "The company attracted significant losses." Using synonyms helps to add variety to our writing and can make it sound more interesting and engaging.
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Synonyms for Incur:
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- accept ,
- be in dire/desperate straits ,
- be in the grip of something ,
- not know where/which way to turn ,
- take on ,
- take over .
- find .
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v.
• acquire- accumulate ,
- acquire ,
- add ,
- amass ,
- annex ,
- assume ,
- bag ,
- buy ,
- capture ,
- claim ,
- collect ,
- corner ,
- fetch ,
- garner ,
- harvest ,
- heap ,
- land ,
- lure ,
- net ,
- palm ,
- procure ,
- purchase ,
- reap ,
- retrieve ,
- score ,
- secure ,
- take ,
- win ,
- wrangle .
- all owed ,
- all owing ,
- all-owed ,
- all-owing ,
- am disposed to ,
- are able to ,
- are disposed to ,
- art able to ,
- being able to ,
- being disposed to ,
- had enough for ,
- had means for ,
- had the means for ,
- haddest enough for ,
- haddest means for ,
- haddest the means for ,
- hadst enough for ,
- hadst means for ,
- hadst the means for ,
- has enough for ,
- has means for ,
- has the means for ,
- hast enough for ,
- hast means for ,
- hast the means for ,
- hath enough for ,
- hath means for ,
- hath the means for ,
- have means for ,
- having enough for ,
- having means for ,
- having the means for ,
- in curred ,
- in curring ,
- in-curred ,
- in-curring ,
- is disposed to ,
- was able to ,
- was disposed to ,
- wast able to ,
- wast disposed to ,
- were able to ,
- were disposed to ,
- wert able to ,
- wert disposed to .
- became infected with ,
- becomes infected with ,
- becoming infected with ,
- brake out with ,
- breaking out with ,
- breaks out with ,
- broke out with ,
- falling ill with ,
- falling victim to ,
- falls ill with ,
- falls victim to ,
- fell ill with ,
- fell victim to ,
- succumbed to ,
- succumbs to ,
- suffered from ,
- suffering from .
- am afflicted with ,
- am ill with ,
- are afflicted with ,
- are ill with ,
- art afflicted with ,
- art ill with ,
- being afflicted with ,
- being ill with ,
- de cline ,
- de clines ,
- de range ,
- de ranged ,
- de ranges ,
- de ranging ,
- de-cline ,
- de-clines ,
- de-range ,
- de-ranged ,
- de-ranges ,
- de-ranging ,
- dis order ,
- dis ordered ,
- dis ordering ,
- dis orders ,
- dis-order ,
- dis-ordered ,
- dis-ordering ,
- dis-orders ,
- goes down with ,
- going down with ,
- in dispose ,
- in disposed ,
- in disposes ,
- in disposing ,
- in duce ,
- in duces ,
- in-dispose ,
- in-disposed ,
- in-disposes ,
- in-disposing ,
- in-duce ,
- in-duces ,
- indisposes ,
- is ill with ,
- take death ,
- take one death ,
- take ones death ,
- takes death ,
- takes one death ,
- takes one's death ,
- takes ones death ,
- taking death ,
- taking one death ,
- taking one's death ,
- taking ones death ,
- took death ,
- took one death ,
- took one's death ,
- took ones death ,
- up sets ,
- up setting ,
- up-set ,
- up-sets ,
- up-setting ,
- was afflicted with ,
- was ill with ,
- wast afflicted with ,
- wast ill with ,
- went down with ,
- were afflicted with ,
- were ill with ,
- wert afflicted with ,
- wert ill with .
- am line for ,
- am worthy ,
- are in line for ,
- are line for ,
- are worthy ,
- art in line for ,
- art line for ,
- art worthy ,
- be line for ,
- being in line for ,
- being line for ,
- being worthy ,
- de serve ,
- de served ,
- de serves ,
- de serving ,
- de-serve ,
- de-served ,
- de-serves ,
- de-serving ,
- gat comeuppance ,
- gat due ,
- gat just desserts ,
- gat one comeuppance ,
- gat one due ,
- gat one just desserts ,
- gat one's comeuppance ,
- gat one's due ,
- gat one's just desserts ,
- gat ones comeuppance ,
- gat ones due ,
- gat ones just desserts ,
- gat what is coming ,
- get due ,
- get one comeuppance ,
- get one due ,
- get one just desserts ,
- get ones comeuppance ,
- get ones due ,
- get ones just desserts ,
- gets comeuppance ,
- gets due ,
- gets just desserts ,
- gets one comeuppance ,
- gets one due ,
- gets one just desserts ,
- gets one's comeuppance ,
- gets one's due ,
- gets one's just desserts ,
- gets ones comeuppance ,
- gets ones due ,
- gets ones just desserts ,
- gets what is coming ,
- getting comeuppance ,
- getting due ,
- getting just desserts ,
- getting one comeuppance ,
- getting one due ,
- getting one just desserts ,
- getting one's comeuppance ,
- getting one's due ,
- getting one's just desserts ,
- getting ones comeuppance ,
- getting ones due ,
- getting ones just desserts ,
- getting what is coming ,
- got comeuppance ,
- got due ,
- got just desserts ,
- got one comeuppance ,
- got one due ,
- got one just desserts ,
- got one's comeuppance ,
- got one's due ,
- got one's just desserts ,
- got ones comeuppance ,
- got ones due ,
- got ones just desserts ,
- got what is coming ,
- gotten comeuppance ,
- gotten due ,
- gotten just desserts ,
- gotten one comeuppance ,
- gotten one due ,
- gotten one just desserts ,
- gotten one's comeuppance ,
- gotten one's due ,
- gotten one's just desserts ,
- gotten ones comeuppance ,
- gotten ones due ,
- gotten ones just desserts ,
- gotten what is coming ,
- had a claim ,
- had a right ,
- had claim ,
- had coming ,
- had right ,
- haddest a claim ,
- haddest a right ,
- haddest claim ,
- haddest coming ,
- haddest right ,
- hadst a claim ,
- hadst a right ,
- hadst claim ,
- hadst coming ,
- hadst right ,
- has a claim ,
- has a right ,
- has claim ,
- has coming ,
- has right ,
- hast a claim ,
- hast a right ,
- hast claim ,
- hast coming ,
- hast right ,
- hath a claim ,
- hath a right ,
- hath claim ,
- hath coming ,
- hath right ,
- have claim ,
- have right ,
- having a claim ,
- having a right ,
- having claim ,
- having coming ,
- having right ,
- is in line for ,
- is line for ,
- is worthy ,
- was in line for ,
- was line for ,
- was worthy ,
- wast in line for ,
- wast line for ,
- wast worthy ,
- were in line for ,
- were line for ,
- were worthy ,
- wert in line for ,
- wert line for ,
- wert worthy .
- am arrears ,
- am beholden ,
- am bound ,
- am contracted ,
- am debt ,
- am in arrears ,
- am in debt ,
- am into for ,
- am into one for ,
- am obligated ,
- am under obligation ,
- are arrears ,
- are beholden ,
- are bound ,
- are contracted ,
- are debt ,
- are in arrears ,
- are in debt ,
- are in to for ,
- are in to one for ,
- are indebted ,
- are into for ,
- are into one for ,
- are under obligation ,
- art arrears ,
- art beholden ,
- art bound ,
- art contracted ,
- art debt ,
- art in arrears ,
- art in debt ,
- art in to for ,
- art in to one for ,
- art indebted ,
- art into for ,
- art into one for ,
- art obligated ,
- art under obligation ,
- be arrears ,
- be debt ,
- be in to for ,
- be in to one for ,
- be into for ,
- behinded ,
- behinding ,
- being arrears ,
- being beholden ,
- being bound ,
- being contracted ,
- being debt ,
- being in arrears ,
- being in debt ,
- being in to for ,
- being in to one for ,
- being indebted ,
- being into for ,
- being into one for ,
- being obligated ,
- being under obligation ,
- feeling bound ,
- feels bound ,
- felt bound ,
- gat credit ,
- gat on credit ,
- get credit ,
- gets credit ,
- gets on credit ,
- getting credit ,
- getting on credit ,
- got credit ,
- got on credit ,
- gotten credit ,
- gotten on credit ,
- had borrowed ,
- haddest borrowed ,
- hadst borrowed ,
- has borrowed ,
- hast borrowed ,
- hath borrowed ,
- having borrowed ,
- inned hock ,
- inning hock ,
- ins hock ,
- is arrears ,
- is beholden ,
- is bound ,
- is contracted ,
- is debt ,
- is in arrears ,
- is in debt ,
- is in to for ,
- is in to one for ,
- is indebted ,
- is into for ,
- is into one for ,
- is obligated ,
- is under obligation ,
- on tab ,
- onned tab ,
- onned the tab ,
- onning tab ,
- onning the tab ,
- ons tab ,
- ons the tab ,
- ran a bill ,
- ran bill ,
- ran up a bill ,
- ran up bill ,
- run a bill ,
- run bill ,
- run up bill ,
- running a bill ,
- running bill ,
- running up a bill ,
- running up bill ,
- runs a bill ,
- runs bill ,
- runs up a bill ,
- runs up bill ,
- was arrears ,
- was beholden ,
- was bound ,
- was contracted ,
- was debt ,
- was in arrears ,
- was in to for ,
- was in to one for ,
- was indebted ,
- was into for ,
- was into one for ,
- was obligated ,
- was under obligation ,
- wast arrears ,
- wast beholden ,
- wast bound ,
- wast contracted ,
- wast debt ,
- wast in arrears ,
- wast in debt ,
- wast in to for ,
- wast in to one for ,
- wast indebted ,
- wast into for ,
- wast into one for ,
- wast obligated ,
- wast under obligation ,
- were arrears ,
- were beholden ,
- were bound ,
- were contracted ,
- were debt ,
- were in arrears ,
- were in debt ,
- were in to for ,
- were in to one for ,
- were indebted ,
- were into for ,
- were into one for ,
- were obligated ,
- were under obligation ,
- wert arrears ,
- wert beholden ,
- wert bound ,
- wert contracted ,
- wert debt ,
- wert in arrears ,
- wert in debt ,
- wert in to for ,
- wert in to one for ,
- wert indebted ,
- wert into for ,
- wert into one for ,
- wert obligated ,
- wert under obligation .
Other synonyms:
- amortize ,
- bump up against ,
- come up against ,
- endure ,
- liquidate ,
- liquidation ,
- liquidity ,
- meet with ,
- overpay ,
- pay down ,
- pay up ,
- repay ,
- repayment ,
- reschedule ,
- run up against ,
- settle up ,
- sicken ,
- square up ,
- undergo ,
- work off .
- clear .
- HIT .
- career ,
- let in ,
- redeem ,
- sandwich between .
- discharge ,
- pay ,
- plunge into ,
- run into ,
- shoulder .
- go through ,
- settle ,
- tackle .
- compound .
- plunge .
Other relevant words:
- afford ,
- be beholden ,
- be bound ,
- be contracted ,
- be in arrears ,
- be in debt ,
- be in line for ,
- be indebted ,
- be into one for ,
- be obligated ,
- be under obligation ,
- be worthy ,
- become infected with ,
- break out with ,
- catch ,
- contract ,
- fall ill with ,
- fall victim to ,
- feel bound ,
- get comeuppance ,
- get just desserts ,
- get on credit ,
- get one's comeuppance ,
- get one's due ,
- get one's just desserts ,
- get what is coming ,
- have a claim ,
- have a right ,
- have borrowed ,
- have coming ,
- in hock ,
- losted ,
- losting ,
- losts ,
- merit ,
- on the tab ,
- ought to ,
- owe ,
- run up a bill ,
- succumb to ,
- succumbing to ,
- suffer from ,
- suffers from ,
- was in debt .
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How to use "Incur" in context?
Incur means to cause, bring upon oneself, or suffer due to (a matter, action, or condition):
The bill incurred a significant penalty for late payment.
The accident incurred significant damage to both vehicles.
The injury incurred as a result of the fall will require months of rehabilitation.
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Independent
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
arise, assume, bear, bring, carry, collapse, commence, endure, experience, face, generate, hire, initiate, involve, undergo.
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Verb, base form
absorb, accrue, afford, arise, arouse, assume, bear, bring, carry, collapse, commence, conduct, contract, cover, defray, endure, experience, face, generate, hire, induce, inflict, initiate, instigate, institute, invite, involve, obligate, provoke, shoulder, tolerate, underwrite, withstand, Generating.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
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