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

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obligations

Those obligations are growing faster than traditional “capex,” which totaled about $600 billion over the past year they reported, and were about triple what the companies owe under their outstanding leases and long-term borrowings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

These obligations could also lead increasingly indebted companies to have to borrow even more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

That is because a huge swath of their coming financial obligations aren’t reflected on their balance sheets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The claimants' lawsuit alleges Wondermind failed to meet "even its most basic obligations, such as timely paying its employees and vendors".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Grandmother Lucy says, ‘A lady always honors her societal obligations, no matter how it ruins her more pleasant plans.’

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles