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Onus

🔄 Synonyms of "Onus"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
encumbrancenoun	Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
loadnoun	A burden; a weight to be carried.
incumbrancenoun	(property law) An interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
burdennoun	A heavy load.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Onus"

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Word	Definition
encumbrancenoun	Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
incumbrancenoun	(property law) An interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
loadnoun	A burden; a weight to be carried.
burdennoun	A heavy load.
blamenoun	Responsibility for something meriting censure.
bruntnoun	The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
accountabilitynoun	The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
travailnoun	(literary) Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship.
responsiblenoun	(archaic) The individual who bears the responsibility for something.
responsibilitynoun	A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
obligationnoun	A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
dutynoun	(countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
requirementnoun	A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
liabilitynoun	An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
expensenoun	A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
tasknoun	A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
chargenoun	The amount of money levied for a service.
workloadnoun	The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period.
loadingnoun	(countable, uncountable) The process by which something is loaded.
overhangnoun	(architecture) That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.