under contract

ADJECTIVE

responsible

Synonyms

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answerable culpable guilty liable pledged subject

WEAK

at fault at the helm authoritative bonded bound bound to carrying the load censurable chargeable compelled constrained contracted decision-making devolving on duty-bound engaged executive exposed fettered hampered held high in authority in control incumbent minding the store obligated obliged on the hook open susceptive sworn to tied to blame under obligation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

innocent right unaccountable

WEAK

excused exempt free immature immune irresponsible untrustworthy

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Emery, though, who was already under contract until 2029, is now close to signing a new longer-term deal.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Mr. Ohtani is under contract for $700 million with the Dodgers, receiving $2 million annually for the first 10 years and $68 million a year after that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Pending-home sales, which refers to home transactions that are under contract but have not yet closed, fell in September to the lowest level since 2001, when the National Association of Realtors began tracking the figure.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The work was supported by the DOE Office of Science, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, under contract DE-AC02-09CH11466.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

“I had heard the Golden Company was under contract with one of the Free Cities.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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