Home ->Dictionaries ->English/English ->Translate onus

Synonyms for onus in English

Summary

English Synonyms: more detail...

onus:
- burden; load; encumbrance; incumbrance; onus

English

Detailed Synonyms for onus in English

onus:

onus [the ~] noun

the onus

– an onerous or difficult concern ¹
the burden; the load; the encumbrance; the incumbrance; the onus
– an onerous or difficult concern ¹
- burden [the ~] noun
  - the burden of responsibility¹
- load [the ~] noun
  - that's a load off my mind¹
- encumbrance [the ~] noun
- incumbrance [the ~] noun
- onus [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "onus":

burden; load; encumbrance; incumbrance; concern; worry; headache; vexation

Related Definitions for "onus":

an onerous or difficult concern¹

Related Synonyms for onus

onus of proof

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University