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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obligations

Gomez said Nicaragua's claims "involve the most serious breaches of obligations arising under... general international law".

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Some companies have taken advantage of the windfall by executing pension-risk transfers, shifting obligations to life insurers through annuity buyouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

To maintain nonprofit status, which allows donations to be tax-deductible, organizations must follow IRS rules on lobbying, political campaign activity and annual reporting requirements, as well as other obligations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Another 22 were loaned out, four of those with either sell-on options or obligations totalling more than £140m.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

“She has to take her obligations more seriously. She has to grow up a little.”

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls