Synonyms of obliged

obliged 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in obligated

being under obligation for a favor or gift

my new neighbor gave me a Christmas present, and now I feel obliged to reciprocate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obligated
• indebted
• grateful
• bounden
• beholden
• thankful
• appreciative

2

as in thankful

feeling or expressing gratitude

I'd be much obliged if you could do me this favor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thankful
• appreciative
• grateful
• glad
• indebted
• delighted
• appreciatory
• thanking
• beholden
• pleased
• satisfied
• contented
• gratified
• tickled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ungrateful
• unappreciative
• thankless
• rude
• thoughtless
• inappreciative
• inhospitable
• ungracious

obliged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of oblige

1

as in delighted

to do a service or favor for

I would appreciate it greatly if you could oblige me by bringing a dessert to the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delighted
• pleased
• accommodated
• appeased
• satisfied
• indulged
• favored
• helped
• assisted
• humored
• aided
• gratified
• relieved
• placated
• pampered
• conciliated
• mollified
• comforted
• supported
• gladdened
• pacified
• coddled
• abetted
• attended
• mollycoddled
• succored
• ministered (to)
• cared (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bothered
• disturbed
• failed
• troubled
• inconvenienced
• burdened
• weighed
• disappointed
• saddled
• encumbered
• disobliged
• constrained
• deserted
• opposed
• incommoded
• restrained
• hampered
• impeded
• hindered
• let down
• obstructed
• discommoded
• hobbled
• held back
• frustrated
• thwarted
• sabotaged
• hamstrung

2

as in compelled

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

I know you're in a hurry, but you can't oblige me to drive any faster than the speed limit

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obliged

Verb

At the heart of Le Parc’s immersive, interactive and multi-sensory works was the viewer experience in contrast to art for a passive audience maintained at arm’s length and obliged to accept an artist’s propositions. —Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Even Lawrence’s admirers felt obliged to distance themselves from the novel. —Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

But if North was the first actress who was obliged to mold herself in the remarkable shape of Marilyn, her example has been followed by countless others since. —Rebecca Mead, Allure, 29 May 2026

Fatu challenged Reigns to Tribal Combat and the champion obliged. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026

Under the conditions of his bail, Partey is obliged to notify authorities of any plans to travel abroad. —Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 26 May 2026

Since these minors enlisted without parental consent, local courts demanded that federal authorities produce them as unlawfully detained persons—and for years the military reluctantly obliged. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 May 2026

Isbel obliged with a single into left field. —Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026

At the time of the purchase, Pac Bell wasn’t obliged to pay property taxes on the building due to rules that governed Pac Bell at the time. —George Avalos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026