| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indebted |
| Synonyms: | bound, grateful, in hock, into, obligated, obliged, on a string, on the arm, on the cuff, on the tab, owe one, owing, responsible, under obligation |
| Antonyms: | ingrateful |
| Main Entry: | grateful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appreciative |
| Synonyms: | beholden, gratified, indebted, obliged, pleased, thankful |
| Notes: | grateful means feeling or showing gratitude or feeling thankful; gratified means having received what was desired; gratuitous means costing nothing or free - unnecessary or unwarranted - without cause |
| Antonyms: | heedless, thankless, unappreciative, ungrateful |
| Main Entry: | indebted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | under an obligation |
| Synonyms: | accountable, answerable for, appreciative, beholden, bound, bounden, chargeable, duty-bound, grateful, honor-bound, hooked, in debt, in hock, liable, obligated, obliged, owed, owing, responsible, thankful |
| Antonyms: | paid, settled |
| Main Entry: | thankful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appreciative |
| Synonyms: | beholden, content, contented, grateful, gratified, indebted, much obliged, obliged, overwhelmed, pleased, relieved, satisfied |
| Antonyms: | critical, thankless, unappreciative, ungrateful, unthankful |
| Main Entry: | bounden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obliged |
| Synonyms: | beholden, binding, bound, committed, indebted, obligated, obligatory, pledged, under obligation |