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

This meant that it "effectively outsourced to third parties a substantial portion of its proactive detection and reporting obligations," the department said.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Smith also called for AI providers to face mandatory incident-reporting obligations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

“A government that is actually meeting its constitutional obligations has no reason to fear public scrutiny,” said Alvaro M. Huerta, director of litigation and advocacy at the Immigrant Defenders Law Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Fed says the deferred asset has “no implications” for its ability to meet its financial obligations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

I saw the worry deepening on Barack's face, caught as he was in the crosscurrents of his opposing obligations.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama