Obligation

/ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩/

Synonyms for "obligation" (265 found)

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Noun(12 words)

duty responsibility allegiances bindingbinding effectbindingness bindings burdening burdens burthencatalan obligaciócertificate of indebtedness

accountabilityaccounts payableaccounts receivableact of graceact of kindnessaffair agreement allegianceamount dueappreciation appreciativeness aptitude aptness arrearageassigned taskassignment attemptbad debtbad debtsbenefaction

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benefit benevolence benignity bill bills blessing bond borrowingboundary conditionbounden dutyburden business callcall of dutycatch cause chance charge charges chit chits

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Adjective(3 words)

civic dutyenvironmental burdenfederal mandate

clause coaction command commitment committal compulsatory compulsion compulsiveness compulsoriness compulsory condition constraint contingency contract courtesy covenant deal debt dedication deference

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demand devoir devotion donnee due dues duressduties and responsibilitiesduty effort enforcement engagement enterpriseescalator clauseescape clauseescape hatchethics eventuality faith favor fealtyfinancial commitmentfine printfloating debtforcingfunded debtgivengood deedgood officesgood turngrace gratefulness gratitude grounds guarantee homage imperative imperious indebtedness indebtment

Noun(17 words)

commitment commitments compellability compulsions debtdebt instrumentdebtseducation mandateeducational service obligationencumbrance fiduciariesfinancial obligationgraduation required serviceimpositionin chargeincur debtindebtedness

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inevitability irresistibility joker kickerkind deedkind officeskindly actkindnesslabor of loveliability liableness likelihood likelinesslimiting conditionline of dutyload loyalty mandatedness mandatoriness maturity

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mercy mission mitzvah mustnational debtnecessariness necessitation necessitude necessity need obligatoriness obligatory obligement occasion office onus operation oughtoutstanding debtparameter part place plan pledge possibility preengagement prerequisite probability program project promise proneness proposition provision provisions provisopublic debtrecognizance required requirement requisite resolution respect responsibility restraint rightsaving clausescoreself-imposed dutysense of obligationservicesine qua nonsmall printspecification stint stipulation strain string subscription task terms thankfulness trust turn ultimatum uncollectible uncollectibles understanding undertakingunfulfilled pledgeventureverbal agreementweakness whereas work

Verb(2 words)

keep a promiseobligating

Adjective(8 words)

legal mandatemoral responsibilitynew responsibilityobligatory requirementoccitan promesapayablesocial obligationstrong commitment

Noun(27 words)

liabilityloan debtmandatesmoral dutymoral obligationmore compulsorymore obligedmouthfuls onusespublicly mandatedraetamrequire students to completerequiring requisitessense of moral obligationservice obligationshouldering skuldspanish pasivostatutorily required

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stop sign requirementstrictly necessaryundertakingsuphold societal orderutuvow of secrecywritten promise

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constraint debt document dutyfinancial obligationliabilitypersonal relationpersonal relationshiprequirement responsibilitysocial controlstatewritten agreement

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bond paymentcivic obligationcontractual obligationdebtfamily obligationfinancial obligationlegal obligationliabilityloan repaymentmoral obligationprofessional obligationsocial obligation

Collocations

5 entries

financial obligationlegal obligationmoral obligationobligation to learnsense of obligation

Inflections

1 entries

obligations

Derivations

5 entries

obligate obligated obligatorily obligatoriness obligatory

Sample sentences

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You have no obligation to help us.

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We have a legal obligation to pay our taxes.

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It is our obligation to help.

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It is the obligation of every worker to pay taxes.

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