Synonyms of indebtedness

indebtedness

noun

in-ˈde-təd-nəs 

as in debt

something (as money) which is owed

his total indebtedness exceeded a year's income

Synonyms & Similar Words

• debt
• obligation
• liabilities
• score
• liability
• arrears
• arrearage
• bankruptcy
• bond
• delinquency
• debit
• default
• insolvency
• embarrassment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repayment
• asset
• quittance
• quietus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of indebtedness

The publication of the University of Chicago’s 2022 financial statements sounded alarms about its extraordinary indebtedness. —Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025

The company reported a decrease in interest expense to $11.5 million from $16.6 million, reflecting lower average indebtedness and borrowing costs. —Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025

Even President Joe Biden’s effort to cancel certain student loan indebtedness has been defended as ​​​​an exercise of prosecutorial discretion. —Stephen L. Carter, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025

These agreements were amended to increase the maximum principal indebtedness and extend the maturity date to December 31, 2025. —Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024