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

Yes, Sarkisian is contractually obligated to perform this duty — TV deals help fund his $11 million salary — as required by his conference’s multibillion-dollar media agreements with the networks that broadcast its games. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

She was not obligated to be so open, but her humility unlocked me. — David Elkowitz, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026

The incoming fiduciary set to oversee the trust is obligated to Nick, as well as his siblings, opposed the request. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Kanter could raise the same basic arguments in an arbitration, but it would be conducted in private, and awards by arbitrators are difficult to challenge in court because judges are obligated to give high deference to those awards. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Esmail Baghaei, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, said Tehran summoned the Austrian chargé d’affaires, saying Austria was obligated as the host country to issue the visas. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Again, here, too, shipping every feature idea is a bad idea; do not feel obligated to ship every idea coming from your customers. — Osman Koc, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

In a brief filed on Tuesday, Paramount says that the states are obligated to post the bond under antitrust laws and federal procedures governing injunctions. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

However, Microsoft has signed significant long-term data center leases — and those are considered liabilities under accounting rules, given the company is obligated to make regular lease payments. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026