obligation

[ob-li-gey-shuhn] / ˌɒb lɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

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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Royal Mail has a legal obligation to deliver first class post six days a week.

From BBC

The US has previously said it does not target civilians and takes its obligations seriously.

From BBC

Nor was he sentimental about jettisoning poor performers, insisting that “my obligation was to the living, not the dead.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The manifesto doesn't say what statutory obligations could potentially be lifted from local government.

From BBC

This would create a tax-reporting obligation for American companies doing business there, including subsidiaries and firms where a U.S. shareholder has a significant stake.

From The Wall Street Journal

obligation

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