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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"We have very clear obligations to ensure there is no discrimination," he said in Kyiv last week, adding: "for me, this is an important issue."

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

So by that calculation, the federal government’s obligations are about 400% of GDP.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Without direct effect, the courts could only issue a "Declaration of Incompatibility", which is essentially a note to MPs warning that the UK is in breach of its international obligations.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Alaska still has about 3.8 million acres due to it under its 105-million-acre entitlement—and an administration finally willing to make good on obligations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“Are you avoiding the subject at hand? Using social obligations to ignore the uncomfortable issue?”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro