Definition for Onus:

• an onerous or difficult concern; " the burden of responsibility"; " that's a load off my mind"

Synonyms for Onus:

• n.

  •
  • over,
  • commitment,
  • trust,
  • heavy,
  • millstone.
  •
  • respect,
  • taint,
  • marks,
  • tarnish,
  • blemish,
  • spot.
  •
  • start.
  •blame (noun)
  • answerability.
  •blot (noun)
  • dis-grace,
  • dis coloration,
  • dis-coloration,
  • dis-colorations,
  • dis graces,
  • dis-graces,
  • dis colorations,
  • dis grace.
  •brand (noun)
  • mark cain.
  •burden (noun)
  • blur,
  • bar sinister,
  • oppression,
  • incubus.
  •burden of proof (noun)
  • burden-proof,
  • burden proof,
  • onus probandis.
  •care (noun)
  • dis-composures,
  • un-easiness,
  • mis-giving,
  • dis-tresses,
  • fore boding,
  • dis tresses,
  • fore bodings,
  • dis-quiet,
  • dis-composure,
  • un easinesses,
  • dis-quiets,
  • dis-mays,
  • dis tress,
  • un-happinesses,
  • fore-bodings,
  • dis-tress,
  • dis composures,
  • dis mays,
  • un happinesses,
  • un happiness,
  • un-easinesses,
  • dis quiet,
  • dis-may,
  • mis giving,
  • dis may,
  • un easiness,
  • dis composure,
  • un-happiness,
  • fretfulnesses,
  • dis quiets,
  • fore-boding.
  •duty (noun)
  • minding the store,
  • devoir,
  • taking care of business,
  • mission,
  • devoirs.
  •fault (noun)
  • loss innocence,
  • over sights,
  • mis-deed,
  • mis deeds,
  • mis demeanor,
  • in-discretion,
  • mis demeanors,
  • mis cue,
  • in-discretions,
  • mis-demeanor,
  • mis cues,
  • mis conducts,
  • in-accuracy,
  • slip ups,
  • mis-conducts,
  • mis deed,
  • in accuracies,
  • in discretion,
  • over sight,
  • mis-demeanors,
  • over-sight,
  • in discretions,
  • mis conduct,
  • mis-cues,
  • in accuracy,
  • mis-deeds,
  • evil doings,
  • over-sights,
  • mis-cue,
  • in-accuracies,
  • mis-conduct.
  •guilt (noun)
  • self-reproach,
  • sinfulness,
  • criminalities,
  • blameworthiness,
  • malefactions,
  • self-condemnation,
  • Malefaction,
  • criminality,
  • Peccability.
  •responsibility (noun)
  • holding bag,
  • boundnesses,
  • obligatorinesses.
  •slur (noun)
  • zingers,
  • brickbats,
  • zinger,
  • dirty dig,
  • brickbat,
  • putdown.
  •stain (noun)
  • sinisters.
  •stigma (noun)
  • besmirchments,
  • lost faces.
  •task (noun)
  • fun games,
  • fun and gameses,
  • long row hoe,
  • fun gameses.
  •weight (noun)
  • cumbrances.
  •white elephant (noun)
  • more trouble than it's worths,
  • more trouble than its worths,
  • more trouble than it worths,
  • white-elephant,
  • more trouble than it worth,
  • more trouble than its worth.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • guardianship,
  • hat,
  • compulsion,
  • remit,
  • trusteeship,
  • accountability,
  • purview,
  • sphere,
  • attaint,
  • ownership,
  • obligation,
  • province.
  •
  • call,
  • job,
  • black eye,
  • stigma,
  • baton,
  • culpability.

Paraphrases for Onus:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    burden, burdens.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    responsibility.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    obligation, duty, load, accountability, charge.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    liability, burden, requirement.

Antonyms for Onus:

• n.

  • burden
    blessing, aid, exculpation, help, blank, irresponsibility, exoneration, benefit, advantage, praise.
  • Other antonyms:
    modesty, legitimacy, virtuousness, uprightness.