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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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Options players are buying volatility in individual stocks so they can sell calls — obligations to buy a stock — to clients, then selling index volatility.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

An independent report, the board argued, wouldn’t disclose any new information, in part because of Palantir’s legal obligations regarding client confidentiality.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Those consistent financial stressors include “straining to meet obligations, needing to make trade-offs between financial and life goals, and feeling they lack control over their financial situation.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

He added that "we know that there are a number of illicit retailers at the moment that are either taking supply from the black market or just not abiding by their legal obligations today".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

For months he had worried about his obligations to Camp Jupiter, hoping his path would become clear.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan