Obligation Synonyms

ŏblĭ-gāshən
An act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religion
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. burden
  2. commitment
  3. duty
  4. must
  5. need
  6. responsibility
  7. charge
  8. accountableness
  9. agreement
  10. bond
  11. compulsion
  12. contract
  13. covenant
  14. debt instrument
  15. debt
  16. imperative
  17. encumbrance
  18. guarantee
  19. incumbency
  20. indebtedness
  21. liability
  22. loan
  23. mortgage
  24. noblesse-oblige
  25. oath
  26. onus
  27. pledge
  28. prevenance
  29. promise
  30. requirement
  31. stipulation
  32. vow
  33. warranty
  34. certificate of indebtedness
Something, such as money, owed by one person to another
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. arrearage
  2. arrears
  3. debt
  4. due
  5. indebtedness
  6. liability
A condition of owing something to another
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. duty
  2. indebtedness
  3. debt
  4. responsibility
  5. necessity
  6. arrearage
  7. liability
  8. commitment
  9. arrears
  10. burden

Words Related to Obligation

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Obligation Sentence Examples

  • Now, you have an obligation to the monster you created.

  • There's no obligation in knowing what it is.

  • In fact, he was under no obligation to help her get back, either.

  • The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right.

  • Obviously being here was an obligation for both of them.

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