Synonyms of obligate

obligate

verb

ˈä-blə-ˌgāt 

as in to compel

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

the problem is of your own making, so don't think that you can obligate me to help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compel
• coerce
• force
• oblige
• constrain
• impel
• drive
• impress
• intimidate
• pressure
• make
• muscle
• blackmail
• bully
• press
• sandbag
• dragoon
• threaten
• blackjack
• twist one's arm
• browbeat
• bulldoze
• terrorize
• cow
• hector
• harass
• drag
• menace
• shame
• badger
• high-pressure
• hound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permit
• allow
• let
• induce
• satisfy
• move
• convince
• talk (into)
• argue
• persuade
• win (over)
• prevail (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obligate

Missing three consecutive payments with Klarna will obligate you to return the device or pay off the entire balance immediately. — Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

The historic Art Deco shops fronting the new hotel along Washington that its developers were obligated to renovate remain fully vacant. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

That means it is not contractually obligated to give up those screens until the Denis Villeneuve film premieres in December. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 July 2026

Congress already wrote the tax laws and taxpayers are already obligated to follow them. — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026