liable

adjective/ˈlaɪəbəl/

Frequency rank: #4,849 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

likely to experience something undesirable; legally responsible for something.

Illustration for the English word “liable”

Example sentence

If you leave your bicycle unlocked in public, you are liable to have it stolen.

Synonyms & related words

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