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

Debt relief companies charge fees for their services, and while creditors will often settle, they aren't obligated to do so. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Manufacturers should be held to the standards they are already obligated to meet. — Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

And leveraging these new tools doesn’t mean you’re obligated to overhaul your digital experience. — Dave Foster, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Whitmore said customers shouldn't feel obligated simply because a checkout screen asks them for money. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The Board of Peace has maintained that the agreement indeed requires a total disarmament of Hamas before Israel is obligated to take any action. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026

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

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