Showing Results for "obligations"

obligations

NOUN

responsibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accountability agreement bond burden commitment constraint contract debt duty liability necessity need promise requirement right trust understanding

STRONG

IOU business call cause charge chit committal compulsion conscience debit devoir dues engagement must occasion onus part place restraint

WEAK

accountableness due bill ought

Antonyms

STRONGEST

asset disagreement disbelief irresponsibility misunderstanding

STRONG

freedom unemployment

Example Sentences

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The Environmental Protection Agency sets the quota, known as the Renewable Volume Obligations, for how much soybean oil needs to be blended into fuels such as diesel annually.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Oracle stunned markets when it unveiled a stronger-than-expected forecast for so-called Remaining Performance Obligations, or RPO, a key industry metric that often acts as a proxy for long term revenue projections.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

"Obligations remain. You can run but you can't hide," he said.

From BBC • May 27, 2023

Obligations, to explain further, to holders of U.S. debt, including our largest foreign debt holders, Japan followed by China, as well as the Social Security Trust Fund and other institutions and individual investors.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

Obligations with respect to the Supply Corps: Residents must be prepared to help with office work at all times.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank