DEBITS Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

debits

noun

plural of debit

as in disadvantages

a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success one of the debits of living in the country was the lack of easy accessibility to health care

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Recent Examples of debits The debits and credits still aren’t adding up. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025 Something, perhaps, based upon a sliding 63-point scale of credits and debits. — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025 The agreement defined credits and debits and set parameters for when water could be stored upstream. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025 This double-entry bookkeeping revolved around having a set of accounts, drawn up by merchant bankers and their clerks, for households, companies and wealthy individuals, set out in debits and credits. — Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025 During this window, originators or receiving banks can initiate reversals for reasons such as insufficient funds, account errors or unauthorized debits, leaving property owners uncertain about fund availability. — Karthik Sankara Narayanan, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026 In 1997, the annual event made its debits as the Florida Extravaganza on the north campus of Florida International University in North Miami. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026

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But should Team England certainly will be far from the first team that has to deal with such disadvantages.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Many of them are single mothers due to structural disadvantages.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

Definition of disadvantages

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Trump made 327 stock purchases on April 8, 2025, according to a CNBC analysis of the president’s annual financial disclosure for 2025 that includes trades, income and liabilities and was released on Tuesday.

— Alex Harring,Luke Fountain, CNBC, 2 July 2026
What those discussions don't always address, though, are the liabilities that may be left behind.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of liabilities

Noun

Of course, blame Dad for any handicaps.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 May 2026
Despite its handicaps, Western analysts and officials say Ukraine has in recent months recorded battlefield successes against Russia’s bigger army, disrupting a spring offensive started by Russia amid improving weather, as fields dry out and new foliage on tree lines offers more cover.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026

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