Synonyms of obligates

obligates

verb

present tense third-person singular of obligate

as in compels

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

• compels
• coerces
• obliges
• forces
• impels
• constrains
• drives
• impresses
• pressures
• intimidates
• makes
• blackmails
• muscles
• presses
• threatens
• bullies
• sandbags
• dragoons
• twists one's arm
• shames
• browbeats
• terrorizes
• blackjacks
• bulldozes
• cows
• drags
• harasses
• high-pressures
• menaces
• hectors
• badgers
• hounds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allows
• permits
• lets
• argues
• induces
• satisfies
• moves
• convinces
• prevails (on or upon)
• wins (over)
• persuades
• talks (into)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obligates

Zeus’s Law obligates Telemachus and Odysseus’s wife Penelope to host the suitors who hope to marry her in Odysseus’s absence. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

The Montreux Convention obligates Turkey to allow commercial ships freedom of passage, but allows the country to charge for some specific things, including sanitary, pilotage, towage and lighthouse services. — Joanne Stocker, CBS News, 1 July 2026

The automotive groups accused Volkswagen of violating a standard dealer agreement, which obligates the company to sell its products through authorized dealerships. — Chase Jordan may 19, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026

Iran is a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) that obligates it not to enrich uranium for military purposes. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026

Europe’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) obligates foreign streaming services to invest a portion of their revenue into local productions, but leaves the modalities of this obligation to each individual country. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026

The registry obligates legitimate telemarketers to stop calling numbers listed on it. — Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026

In prior administrations, including during my time in the Obama administration, such leverage ran into statutory guardrails under the Taiwan Relations Act, which obligates the United States to provide Taiwan defensive capabilities. — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026

Orange County’s agreement with ICE only obligates the county to detain up to 114 people, but the county was housing, on average, 140 inmates a day in January and last week, the count hit 182. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026