liable

Meaning

1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
2. Subject; susceptible; prone.
3. Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
4. Likely.

Synonyms

responsible

apt

accountable

subject

prone

vulnerable

nonimmune

nonresistant

answerable

inclined

given

susceptible

tending

capable

unresistant

disposed

amenable

minded

probable

ready

receptive

reliable

responsible for

sickly

subjacent

suggestible

tractable

out to

under obligation

blameful

bound

chargeable

compromising

convincible

criminal

culpable

due

duty-bound

guilty

in charge

likely

manipulable

obligated

obliged

open

persuadable

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/

Etymology

From Old French lier (“to bind”), from Latin ligare (“to bind, to tie”).