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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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"We will always respect and comply with our international obligations, and where the powers in the Bill are used, an independent valuer will be appointed to determine what compensation, if any, is payable."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Seoul's Personal Information Protection Commission said it would "impose a total of 624.68 billion won in fines... on Coupang for violating safety obligations and collecting personal data without legal grounds".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The company reports remaining performance obligations of $638 billion, up $85 billion from the previous quarter with much of the increase coming from customers with prepaid or presupplied GPUs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Oracle also cleared Wall Street’s bar on a key demand signal: remaining performance obligations, or the value of signed contracts not yet converted into revenue.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

In life, every man has twin obligations — obligations to his family, to his parents, to his wife and children; and he has an obligation to his people, his community, his country.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela