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be indebted

VERB
appreciate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge enjoy welcome
WEAK
be appreciative be obliged flip over freak out on get high on give thanks groove on
Antonyms
WEAK
be critical criticize decrease depreciate disparage disregard lose value neglect overlook
VERB
owe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
incur
STRONG
lost
WEAK
be beholden be bound be contracted be in arrears be in debt be into one for be obligated be under obligation behind feel bound get on credit have borrowed in hock on the tab ought to run up a bill
Antonyms
WEAK
pay resolve settle
VERB
thank
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge kiss praise
STRONG
bless
WEAK
be grateful be obligated be obliged bow down give thanks say thank you show appreciation show courtesy show gratitude smile on

Example Sentences

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After a season marred by three managerial changes at the City Ground, Forest will be indebted to Vitor Pereira if survival is achieved.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Though his friend and fellow artist Amedeo Modigliani championed his genius, Soutine—who hated to be indebted to anyone—returned the favor after Modigliani’s death by speaking of him “only with hatred,” as one observer put it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

“Liberty University will always be indebted to President Prevo for stepping out of retirement for these three years to serve Liberty tirelessly and sacrificially,” trustees Chairman Tim Lee said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2022

“I will always be indebted to him for all that he’s done for me and for the love and joy he’s brought to my life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2021

I did not want to be indebted to Kunthi, or to her son.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya