What is another word for onus?
443 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈə͡ʊnəs], [ ˈəʊnəs], [ ˈəʊ_n_ə_s]
Onus is a word that is commonly used to describe a responsibility, burden, or obligation that a person has to take on. However, there are several other synonyms for onus that can be used interchangeably. Some of these include duty, accountability, liability, burden, requirement, responsibility, and obligation. Each of these words has a slightly different connotation and can be used depending on the context and the situation. For instance, the word liability is often used in a legal context, while accountability is used to describe a situation where someone is answerable for their actions. Similarly, duty is more commonly used in a work or military context. Regardless of which synonym is used, the central idea of onus remains the same - something that a person must do or take responsibility for.
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Similar words for onus:
- blot (noun)
- brand (noun)
- burden of proof (noun)
- care (noun)
- duty (noun)
- fault (noun)
- guilt (noun)
- incumbrance (noun)
- liability (noun)
- millstone (noun)
- obligation (noun)
- odium (noun)
- responsibility (noun)
- slur (noun)
- stain (noun)
- stigma (noun)
- task (noun)
- weight (noun)
- white elephant (noun)
Synonyms for Onus:
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n.
• blot- dis coloration ,
- dis colorations ,
- dis grace ,
- dis graces ,
- dis-coloration ,
- dis-colorations ,
- dis-grace ,
- dis-graces .
- dis composure ,
- dis composures ,
- dis may ,
- dis mays ,
- dis quiet ,
- dis quiets ,
- dis tress ,
- dis tresses ,
- dis-composure ,
- dis-composures ,
- dis-may ,
- dis-mays ,
- dis-quiet ,
- dis-quiets ,
- dis-tress ,
- dis-tresses ,
- fore boding ,
- fore bodings ,
- fore-boding ,
- fore-bodings ,
- fretfulnesses ,
- mis giving ,
- mis-giving ,
- un easiness ,
- un easinesses ,
- un happiness ,
- un happinesses ,
- un-easiness ,
- un-easinesses ,
- un-happiness ,
- un-happinesses .
- evil doings ,
- in accuracies ,
- in accuracy ,
- in discretion ,
- in discretions ,
- in-accuracies ,
- in-accuracy ,
- in-discretion ,
- in-discretions ,
- loss innocence ,
- mis conduct ,
- mis conducts ,
- mis cue ,
- mis cues ,
- mis deed ,
- mis deeds ,
- mis demeanor ,
- mis demeanors ,
- mis-conduct ,
- mis-conducts ,
- mis-cue ,
- mis-cues ,
- mis-deed ,
- mis-deeds ,
- mis-demeanor ,
- mis-demeanors ,
- over sight ,
- over sights ,
- over-sight ,
- over-sights ,
- slip ups .
- Malefaction ,
- Peccability ,
- criminalities ,
- malefactions ,
- self-condemnation ,
- self-reproach ,
- sinfulness .
Other synonyms:
- accountability ,
- attaint ,
- compulsion ,
- duty ,
- guardianship ,
- hat ,
- obligation ,
- ownership ,
- province ,
- purview ,
- remit ,
- sphere ,
- trusteeship .
- baton ,
- black eye ,
- call ,
- commitment ,
- concern ,
- culpability ,
- guilt ,
- job ,
- liability ,
- responsibility ,
- stigma .
- tax .
- fault .
- weight .
Other relevant words:
- Accountableness ,
- Censurableness ,
- Cumbrance ,
- Gravamen ,
- Hinderance ,
- Misdoubt ,
- Peccancy ,
- Pillorying ,
- Reproachableness ,
- Reprovableness ,
- a blot on one's escutcheon ,
- absolute indication ,
- accusation ,
- adversity ,
- affliction ,
- agent fill ,
- albatross ,
- allegiance ,
- ambiguity ,
- answerability ,
- anxiety ,
- arraignability ,
- arraignableness ,
- aspersion ,
- assigned task ,
- assignment ,
- bad fortune ,
- bad luck ,
- badge of infamy ,
- bar sinister ,
- barrier ,
- bend sinister ,
- bit ,
- bitterness ,
- black mark ,
- blame ,
- blameworthiness ,
- blind bargain ,
- blur ,
- bounden duty ,
- brand ,
- broad arrow ,
- brunt ,
- burden ,
- burden of proof ,
- burthen ,
- business ,
- calamity ,
- call of duty ,
- calling ,
- cargo ,
- catastrophe ,
- censurability ,
- censure ,
- champain ,
- charge ,
- chargeability ,
- chore ,
- clog ,
- command ,
- complicity ,
- conclusive evidence ,
- consequence ,
- consignment ,
- contingency ,
- core ,
- criminality ,
- cross ,
- cross to bear ,
- curse ,
- cynicism ,
- darkness ,
- dead weight ,
- deadweight ,
- debt ,
- dedication ,
- deference ,
- demand ,
- demonstration ,
- demure ,
- dependence ,
- dependency ,
- determination ,
- devoir ,
- devotion ,
- difficulty ,
- disadvantage ,
- disaster ,
- disparagement ,
- distress ,
- distrust ,
- double meaning ,
- doubt ,
- drag ,
- drawback ,
- effect ,
- electric charge ,
- electrical charge ,
- embarrassment ,
- essence ,
- establishment ,
- ethics ,
- explosive charge ,
- fardel ,
- fealty ,
- fog ,
- force ,
- freight ,
- function ,
- gist ,
- grief ,
- grievance ,
- guiltiness ,
- guilty conscience ,
- hamper ,
- handicap ,
- hardship ,
- haze ,
- heavy ,
- hindrance ,
- hitch ,
- homage ,
- ill luck ,
- impact ,
- impeachability ,
- impediment ,
- impedimenta ,
- imperative ,
- implication ,
- imposition ,
- imputation ,
- incontrovertible evidence ,
- inconvenience ,
- incubus ,
- inculpation ,
- indictability ,
- indisputable evidence ,
- interference ,
- intrusion ,
- involvement ,
- jealousy ,
- lading ,
- line of duty ,
- loading ,
- lode ,
- loyalty ,
- lumber ,
- marks ,
- misfortune ,
- misgiving ,
- mission ,
- mistrust ,
- misuse ,
- moral obligation ,
- must ,
- nightmare ,
- obscurity ,
- obstacle ,
- obstruction ,
- occupation ,
- odium ,
- office ,
- onslaught ,
- onus probandi ,
- open question ,
- oppression ,
- ordeal ,
- ought ,
- over ,
- pack ,
- part ,
- payload ,
- penalty ,
- place ,
- pressure ,
- preventative ,
- preventive ,
- proof ,
- prophylactic ,
- qualm ,
- question ,
- rap ,
- red-handedness ,
- reflection ,
- remora ,
- reprehensibility ,
- reprimand ,
- reproach ,
- requirement ,
- respect ,
- road transport ,
- role ,
- scepticism ,
- scruple ,
- settlement ,
- shipment ,
- shock ,
- shoe ,
- skepticism ,
- skid ,
- slur ,
- smear ,
- smirch ,
- smudge ,
- smutch ,
- snag ,
- spoke ,
- stain ,
- start ,
- stay ,
- stigmatism ,
- stigmatization ,
- stint ,
- stop ,
- strain ,
- stress ,
- sure sign ,
- suspended load ,
- suspicion ,
- task ,
- trauma ,
- travail ,
- trial ,
- tribulation ,
- trouble ,
- uncertainty ,
- unmistakable sign ,
- vagueness ,
- violence ,
- vulnerability ,
- warhead ,
- white elephant ,
- work ,
- worry .
- Indebtment ,
- Obligatoriness ,
- Vulnerableness ,
- besmirchment ,
- boundness ,
- burthens ,
- committal ,
- committals ,
- deadweights ,
- encumbrance ,
- evil doing ,
- excess baggage ,
- failings ,
- fretfulness ,
- fun and games ,
- grindstone ,
- grindstones ,
- head ache ,
- holding the bag ,
- infamy ,
- ink spot ,
- ink spots ,
- lease ,
- liabilities ,
- load ,
- long row to hoe ,
- loss of innocence ,
- minuses ,
- more trouble than it's worth ,
- needs ,
- openness ,
- oughts ,
- owings ,
- remainder ,
- slip up ,
- slip-up ,
- slip-ups ,
- speck ,
- stew ,
- subjection ,
- susceptibleness ,
- thing ,
- thorn in one's side ,
- thorn in side ,
- vexation ,
- weary load ,
- workflow .
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How to use "Onus" in context?
The word "onus" has several meanings. The most common one is the responsibility one has to fulfill a duty or responsibility. The word has also been used to describe the moral or legal obligation a person has to fulfill a commitment.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
responsibility.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
accountability, charge, duty, load, obligation.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
burden, liability, requirement.
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Noun, singular or mass
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