Synonyms of obligated

obligated 1 of 2

adjective

as in obliged

being under obligation for a favor or gift

we have been their guests so many times that we feel obligated to return their hospitality

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obliged
• indebted
• grateful
• beholden
• bounden
• thankful
• appreciative

obligated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of obligate

as in compelled

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

• compelled
• forced
• obliged
• coerced
• pressured
• constrained
• drove
• impelled
• impressed
• pressed
• intimidated
• dragooned
• blackmailed
• made
• sandbagged
• bullied
• muscled
• blackjacked
• threatened
• twisted one's arm
• browbeat
• cowed
• hectored
• shamed
• bulldozed
• badgered
• terrorized
• dragged
• menaced
• harassed
• hounded
• high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitted
• let
• allowed
• convinced
• satisfied
• moved
• induced
• argued
• won (over)
• persuaded
• talked (into)
• prevailed (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obligated

Adjective

The spokesperson did not respond to specific questions including what the legal basis would be for rescinding obligated funding. — Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025

Verb

Officials responded by stating that homeowners can use a city website to prove the property is a primary residence, and that letters were sent to taxpayers who may be obligated to pay the pied-à-terre. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

When another ship is in distress, everyone in the area is obligated to respond as long as doing so doesn't put their own ship at risk. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Broker affiliates are still expected to keep information barriers from partner exchanges but not obligated to follow the other trading restrictions. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026

All of that is necessary, but attackers do not follow your documentation, and they are not obligated to follow your swim lanes. — David Etue, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

In 2025, 73 percent of federal outlays were on mandatory spending or interest payments, which are legally obligated to continue. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026

Since joining the Dolphins in 2013, Garfinkel spearheaded the business turnaround of the organization, including increasing annual revenues by more than 400% and securing more than $3 billion in future contractually obligated sponsorship income. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

Under its articles of incorporation, the Farmers Union board is not obligated to keep shareholders updated on decisions beyond its annual January meeting, according to Andy Waldera, the organization’s legal counsel. — Noah Daly august 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026

But Brand New Day is intensely obligated to Marvel’s unwieldy cinematic universe. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 July 2026