liable
adjective/ˈlaɪəbəl/
Frequency rank: #4,849 most common English word
Meaning
likely to experience something undesirable; legally responsible for something.
Example sentence
If you leave your bicycle unlocked in public, you are liable to have it stolen.
Synonyms & related words
Practice this word in the quiz
More words in ranks 4,801–4,900
- holocausta large-scale destruction or massacre, especially by fire; often refers to the Nazi genocide of Jewish people during World War II.
- homera home run in baseball; a hit that allows the batter to round all bases and score.
- imprisonmentthe state of being kept in prison as punishment
- landlordA person who owns a property and rents it to others.
- landmarka well-known structure or place that is easily recognized and historically or culturally important.
- midstThe middle of something; among.
- miserya state of great suffering or unhappiness.
- modulea self-contained unit or section of a course, system, or program.
- mommyAn informal, affectionate word for mother.
- mosqueA Muslim place of worship.