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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obligations

Moynihan said the company had redeployed some staff to fulfill compliance obligations, meaning it won't mean additional costs in the future for these functions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The survey also found that families were more likely to be behind on their financial obligations than at any point since 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“A government that is actually meeting its constitutional obligations has no reason to fear public scrutiny,” said Alvaro M. Huerta, director of litigation and advocacy at the Immigrant Defenders Law Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Fed says the deferred asset has “no implications” for its ability to meet its financial obligations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

“And I guess talking to you about obligations and duties would do no good. Just as it did no good the first few times.”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon