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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In a statement on Friday, a DBT spokesperson said it would "comply with our international obligations".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The CMA said it would determine whether Ryanair's seat reservation fees mean parents are being charged to meet "child safety and disability-related obligations as set out under aviation rules".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Public pension funds fall outside Erisa and are governed by state law, but they face something Erisa-covered plans don’t: equal-protection obligations under the Constitution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Remaining performance obligations, or signed contracts not yet converted to revenue, are expected to be $601.1 billion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

As befitted the central player in the Constitutional Convention, Madison emphasized the various legal obligations imposed by the compact of 1787.

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