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obligation

[ob-li-gey-shuhn] / ˌɒb lɪˈgeɪ ʃən /
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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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to give him a list of insurers that “acted swiftly, courageously, and bravely” to fulfill their legal obligation and another list of those that were “particularly bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Bondi egregiously mishandled the Epstein files, illegally withholding vast troves of materials that she had a legal obligation to release.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Royal Mail has a legal obligation to deliver first class post six days a week.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

While the Fed is sorting which way the opposing risks tip, it perhaps has an obligation to pause and assess for now, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

It was pity and obligation towards her that she felt rather than love.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.