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Synonyms for onus
ˈoʊ nəsonus
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Princeton's WordNet
burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onusnoun
an onerous or difficult concern
"the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
Synonyms:
preventive, lading, incumbrance, preventative, interference, payload, core, consignment, freight, lode, hitch, gist, effect, burden, loading, hinderance, cargo, essence, encumbrance, load, shipment, hindrance, warhead
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What does ONUS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ONUS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1071 | effect | |
#1487 | responsibility | |
#1617 | core | |
#2135 | load | |
#2905 | liability | |
#4153 | loading | |
#4772 | obligation | |
#6289 | cargo | |
#6303 | burden | |
#7015 | freight | |
#7805 | essence | |
#7940 | shipment | |
#8714 | interference | |
#11695 | preventive | |
#14594 | hitch | |
#14840 | payload | |
#23527 | consignment | |
#23847 | preventative | |
#32803 | gist | |
#42882 | lading | |
#44049 | onus | |
#44966 | hindrance | |
#47797 | lode | |
#48328 | warhead | |
#56554 | encumbrance | |
#204694 | hinderance |
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What I’m doing is attempting to amplify the discussion, the Academy can only nominate quality work that is made, so the onus still has to be on Hollywood to put those films out there.
And part of doing this is put the onus on employers, getting them E-Verify and tools to do that. But I don't think you do it through amnesty.
We believe that any legislation addressing harm on social media should put the onus on companies to make their platforms safer, instead of preventing kids and teens from being on platforms at all.
Though the freeze did help us to protect the assets of Libyan people, we're not managing these investments ... we have cash sitting there, the onus is on us really to manage it effectively.
The onus is on the Prime Minister to try to repair some of the damage that's been done.
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