Definitions For Onus

noun

  • An onerous or difficult concern
  • The responsibility for something

Is Onus a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
4
Words with Friends
6

The word Onus is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Onus in a Sentence

  • Hoping to avoid the onus of failure by lowering expectations ahead of time
  • He perpetually tries to shift the onus for any mistakes onto other team members

Synonyms for Onus

Antonyms for Onus

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