{ "liaison":{ "the fact or state of having something in common":{ "examples":[ "a variety of political factions are attracted to that presidential contender, but there doesn't appear to be much of a liaison between them and the candidate" ], "synonyms":[ "affinity", "association", "bearing", "connection", "kinship", "linkage", "relation", "relationship" ], "near synonyms":[ "correlation", "interrelation", "materiality", "pertinence", "relevance", "bond", "link", "tie", "affiliation", "alliance", "union", "identicalness", "sameness", "alikeness", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "similarity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence" ], "near antonyms":[ "variability", "variance", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{ "examples":[ "the strong liaison between the parents and teachers is based on the fact that both have the students' best interests at heart" ], "synonyms":[ "affiliation", "alliance", "association", "collaboration", "confederation", "connection", "cooperation", "hookup", "linkup", "partnership", "relation", "relationship", "tie-up", "union" ], "near synonyms":[ "business", "dealings", "interaction", "exchange", "interconnection", "interrelation", "mutualism", "reciprocity", "symbiosis", "incorporation", "integration", "merger", "unification", "affinity", "attachment", "closeness", "intimacy", "rapport", "sympathy", "kinship", "oneness", "solidarity", "togetherness", "unity", "colleagueship", "companionship", "company", "fellowship", "bed", "cahoots", "league" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "separation", "severance", "split", "alienation", "divorce", "estrangement" ], "antonyms":[ "disaffiliation", "dissociation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liabilities":{ "something (as money) which is owed":{ "examples":[ "your liabilities total about $200,000" ], "synonyms":[ "arrearage", "arrears", "debt", "indebtedness", "obligation", "score" ], "near synonyms":[ "bond", "debit", "delinquency", "bankruptcy", "default", "embarrassment", "insolvency" ], "near antonyms":[ "quietus", "quittance", "repayment", "asset" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liable":{ "being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm":{ "examples":[ "because of his frail constitution, he's liable to diseases" ], "synonyms":[ "endangered", "exposed", "open", "sensitive", "subject (to)", "susceptible", "vulnerable" ], "near synonyms":[ "likely", "prone", "uncovered", "undefended", "unguarded", "unprotected", "unscreened", "unsecured" ], "near antonyms":[ "covered", "guarded", "protected", "safeguarded", "screened", "secured", "sheltered", "shielded", "warded" ], "antonyms":[ "insusceptible", "invulnerable", "unexposed", "unsusceptible" ] }, "being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so":{ "examples":[ "the owner of a pet is liable for any damage that that pet might do" ], "synonyms":[ "accountable", "amenable", "answerable", "responsible" ], "near synonyms":[ "beholden", "indebted", "obligated", "obliged" ], "near antonyms":[ "exempt", "immune" ], "antonyms":[ "irresponsible", "nonaccountable", "unaccountable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "liar":{ "a person who tells lies":{ "examples":[ "she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut" ], "synonyms":[ "fabricator", "fabulist", "fibber", "prevaricator", "storyteller" ], "near synonyms":[ "exaggerator", "mythomaniac", "calumniator", "defamer", "libeler", "libelist", "slanderer", "perjurer", "distorter", "falsifier", "equivocator", "palterer", "gossip", "gossiper", "talebearer", "charlatan", "cheat", "cheater", "counterfeiter", "cozener", "deceiver", "defrauder", "dissembler", "dissimulator", "double-dealer", "fraud", "hustler", "knave", "mountebank", "operator", "pretender" ], "near antonyms":[ "square shooter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liars":{ "a person who tells lies":{ "examples":[ "she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut" ], "synonyms":[ "fabricators", "fabulists", "fibbers", "prevaricators", "storytellers" ], "near synonyms":[ "exaggerators", "mythomaniacs", "calumniators", "defamers", "libelers", "libelists", "slanderers", "perjurers", "distorters", "falsifiers", "equivocators", "palterers", "gossipers", "gossips", "talebearers", "charlatans", "cheaters", "cheats", "counterfeiters", "cozeners", "deceivers", "defrauders", "dissemblers", "dissimulators", "double-dealers", "frauds", "hustlers", "knaves", "mountebanks", "operators", "pretenders" ], "near antonyms":[ "square shooters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liaisons":{ "the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{ "examples":[ "the strong liaison between the parents and teachers is based on the fact that both have the students' best interests at heart" ], "synonyms":[ "affiliations", "alliances", "associations", "collaborations", "confederations", "connections", "cooperations", "hookups", "linkups", "partnerships", "relations", "relationships", "tie-ups", "unions" ], "near synonyms":[ "businesses", "dealings", "interactions", "exchanges", "interconnections", "interrelations", "mutualisms", "reciprocities", "symbioses", "incorporations", "integrations", "mergers", "unifications", "affinities", "attachments", "intimacies", "rapports", "sympathies", "kinships", "solidarities", "unities", "colleagueships", "companies", "companionships", "fellowships", "beds", "cahoots", "leagues" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "partings", "separations", "severances", "splits", "alienations", "divorces", "estrangements" ], "antonyms":[ "disaffiliations", "dissociations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liability":{ "a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "though his small size is a liability as a football player, he makes up for it with speed" ], "synonyms":[ "debit", "disadvantage", "disbenefit", "downside", "drawback", "handicap", "incommodity", "minus", "negative", "strike" ], "near synonyms":[ "albatross", "millstone", "stranglehold", "disability", "impairment", "failing", "shortcoming", "bar", "catch", "check", "clog", "crimp", "embarrassment", "hindrance", "hitch", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "rub", "shackle", "stop", "trammel" ], "near antonyms":[ "vantage", "head start", "jump", "lead", "margin", "start", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "better", "command", "control", "drop", "mastery", "predominance", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence", "upper hand", "prerogative", "privilege", "break", "opportunity", "aid", "assistance", "help" ], "antonyms":[ "advantage", "asset", "edge", "plus" ] }, "the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right":{ "examples":[ "the liability for the accident is held by the person who was driving too fast" ], "synonyms":[ "blame", "fault", "responsibility" ], "near synonyms":[ "accountability", "answerability" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful":{ "examples":[ "failure to properly clean the wound could increase your liability to infection" ], "synonyms":[ "exposure", "openness", "vulnerability" ], "near synonyms":[ "predisposition", "susceptibility", "defenselessness", "helplessness", "weakness", "danger", "jeopardy", "peril", "risk" ], "near antonyms":[ "protection", "safeguarding", "sheltering", "shielding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of being likely to occur":{ "examples":[ "what's the liability that he'll file a formal complaint if he's refused admission?" ], "synonyms":[ "likelihood", "probability" ], "near synonyms":[ "credibility", "plausibility", "plausibleness", "feasibility", "feasibleness", "possibility", "potentiality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "viability" ], "near antonyms":[ "doubtfulness", "dubiousness", "impracticability", "impracticality", "implausibility", "incredibility", "incredibleness" ], "antonyms":[ "improbability", "unlikelihood", "unlikeliness" ] }, "something (as money) which is owed":{ "examples":[ "your liabilities total about $200,000" ], "synonyms":[ "arrearage", "arrears", "debt", "indebtedness", "obligation", "score" ], "near synonyms":[ "bond", "debit", "delinquency", "bankruptcy", "default", "embarrassment", "insolvency" ], "near antonyms":[ "quietus", "quittance", "repayment", "asset" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }