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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Channel 9 and Endemol Shine Australia said they take their obligations in respect of the health, wellbeing and safety of participants "extremely seriously".

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

"If the Islamic Republic of Iran meets its obligations, then economic benefits will flow to them and to the entire region."

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Remaining performance obligations quadrupled year-over-year to $638 billion, driven by large artificial-intelligence contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

And they merely represent the value of those future liabilities discounted to the present — in other words, the money we’d need to set aside today to meet all those future obligations.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Even on the First Lady's side, staffers were putting together contact lists, calendars, and sample correspondence to help me find my footing when it came to the social obligations that came with the title.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama