Onus

/ˈəʊnəs/

Synonyms for "onus" (151 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Noun(4 words)

absolute indicationallegiance arraignability arraignableness aspersionassigned taskattaintbadge of infamybar sinisterbatonbend sinisterblack eyeblack markblame blameworthinessbloody handsblot blurbounden dutybrand

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broad arrowbrunt burdenburden of proofburthen business

Verb(1 words)

burdened

Strong matches (45)

call of dutycargo censurability censurableness censure champain charge chargeability commitment complicityconclusive evidencecriminality cross culpability cumbrancedamning evidencedeadweight dedication deference demonstration

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determination devoir devotion difficultydirty handsdisadvantage disparagementduties and responsibilitiesduty embarrassment encumbrance establishment ethics fault fealty freight grief guilt guiltinessguilty consciencehamper handicap homage

Noun(2 words)

duty encumbrance

Related words (75)

impeachability impeachableness impediment impedimenta imperative implication imposition imputationincontrovertible evidenceinconvenience inculpation indictability indictablenessindisputable evidenceinvolvementironclad proofliabilityline of dutyload loyalty

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lumbermark of cainmillstone mission must obligation odiumonus probandiought pack peccancy penalty pillorying placepoint champainproof red-handedness reflection reprehensibility reprimand reproach reproachableness reprovability reprovableness respectself-imposed dutysettlement slur smear smirch smudge smutch spot stain stigma stigmatism stigmatizationsure signtaint tarnish task tax troubleunmistakable signweightwhite elephant

Noun(9 words)

incumbrance lade load millstones obligation overburden responsibility shoulder shouldering

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More general

7 entries

concern duty headache obligation responsibility vexation worry

More specific

4 entries

accountabilityburden of persuasionburden of proofduty to disclose

Collocations

5 entries

burden of persuasionburden of prooflegal obligationmoral obligationresponsibility for actions

Inflections

1 entries

onuses

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The onus is on the teacher to make sure the student is actually learning something.

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The onus is on all of them.

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That put the onus back on us.

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The onus is on the prosecution team to prove that Yanni killed his wife.

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