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

The book was going into production the next month and I was obligated to submit the artwork within three or at most four weeks. — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

In keeping with those practices, Kansas is not obligated to play a return game at the Blue Raiders’ 11,500-seat Murphy Center. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

Smith said in the letter that the department is obligated to respond if an ICE agent is in credible danger, but that the department should not interfere with lawful demonstrations or observations of enforcement activity. — CBS News, 31 Oct. 2026

They’re being employed, and there are certain things that your employer’s obligated to do that your friends or family might not be. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

SpaceX is contractually obligated to continue Falcon 9 flights for NASA’s International Space Station crew rotations and other national security payloads. — Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

The government was contractually obligated to provide for the workers’ accommodations. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Nick’s initial request to access the fund was denied by the fiduciary overseeing the trust for Nick, and is also obligated to his siblings, Jake Reiner and Romy Reiner. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2026

Those who do not currently drink tea should not feel obligated to start. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026