liable
Likely to do or to suffer something.
liable in a sentence
- Glass is liable to break if you drop it.
- Our old car is liable to stall on cold mornings.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to liable?
- Aimmune
- Bunlikely
- Cresistant
- Dprone
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D: prone. The other three mean the opposite of liable.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to liable?
- Ainclined
- Bunlikely
- Cprone
- Dapt
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B: unlikely. The other three mean nearly the same as liable.
Words that mean something similar
prone, apt, inclined
Words that mean the opposite
unlikely, immune, resistant
More words about time & change
- linger: To stay somewhere longer than needed.
- lull: A quiet, calm break in noise or activity.
- makeshift: Made quickly from whatever is available, to use for a short time.
- mishap: A small accident or piece of bad luck.
- momentous: Very important because of its lasting effects.
- monotonous: Boring because it never changes.
- mundane: Ordinary, dull and nothing special.
- obsolete: No longer used because something newer has replaced it.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test