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obligation
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of OBLIGATION
1
something one must do because of prior agreement <their financial obligations keep them from giving to charities as much as they would like>
Synonyms burden, charge, commitment, devoir, do [archaic], duty, imperative, incumbency, need, office, responsibility
Related Words oath, pledge, promise, troth, vow, word; arrangement, prearrangement, setup; compact, contract, covenant, pact, trust; debt, payment, tribute; compulsion, constraint, restraint; must, requirement; coercion, duress, force; appointment, engagement, reservation; burden, onus
2
something (as money) which is owed <I have to pay off my current obligations before I can buy a new car>
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