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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He also concluded the "right to life" legal obligations in Article 2 of the Human Rights Act had been triggered in this case.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The bigger question is whether the community can comfortably meet those obligations and maintain healthy occupancy rates to support the enterprise.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The issue raises serious concerns about the protection of seafarers and international maritime obligations, according to Arif Sinan Unlu, lawyer and mediator.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The company faced about $1.7 billion in annual obligations tied to its preferred-share instruments, which are hybrid securities that sit above common stock and typically require regular dividend payments to investors, according to public filings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

He fulfilled his obligations as a “singular character” so capably that he seemed to defy the republican tradition itself.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis