OWED Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

owed

adjective

as in unpaid

not yet paid finally paid the owed amount

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Scammers have used the threat of ‘unpaid tolls’ to lure travelers to click on unsafe links sent by text and email and share their banking information.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Hospital executives have begun reporting more unpaid medical bills, and experts warn health plans will raise premiums further as they're left with enrollees who are, on average, sicker and more expensive to cover.

— Christine Mai-Duc, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026

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Colbert also made a virtual appearance last week to accept the award for outstanding achievement in variety, talk or sketch from the Television Critics Association Awards.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Wright has had an outstanding camp coming off his best season.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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