/ Thesaurus / O Synonyms of owed Find synonyms for: Verb1. oweusage: be obliged to pay or repay2. owe, repose on, rest on, build on, build uponusage: be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"3. owe, beusage: be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: languid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language