Liable
Synonyms for liable
adj answerable, responsible
accountable
amenable
bound
chargeable
obligated
subject
tied
Antonyms for liable
irresponsible
unaccountable
excusable
freed
immune
unlikely
Synonyms
adj open, likely
susceptible
inclined
apt
sensitive
vulnerable
prone
assailable
disposed
exposed
given
penetrable
subject
tending
attackable
vincible
beatable
conquerable
in danger
verisimilar
Antonyms
excusable
freed
irresponsible
unaccountable
immune
unlikely
unsusceptible
Usage Notes
Liable is often interchangeable with likely in constructions with a following infinitive where the sense is that of probability: The Sox are liable (or likely) to sweep the Series. Some usage guides, however, say that liable can be used only in contexts in which the outcome is undesirable: The picnic is liable to be spoiled by rain. This use occurs often in formal writing but not to the exclusion of use in contexts in which the outcome is desirable: The drop in unemployment is liable to stimulate the economy. Apt may also be used in place of liable or likely in all the foregoing examples. See also apt, likely.
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