Obligation synonyms

Bond, accountability, agreement, and beholden are all synonyms for obligation. Freedom and choice are antonyms of obligation. And here are 50 another word for obligation.

Another word for obligation

1. duty

Accountability, assignment, burden, business, charge, chore, commission, commitment, compulsion, debt, devoir, duress, duty, engagement, function, indebtedness, job, liability, moral imperative, necessity, office, onus, pressure, requirement, responsibility, task, trust, and constraint are all synonyms for obligation.

2. contract

Agreement, beholden, bond, compact, contract, covenant, deal, deed, duty-bound, grateful, honour-bound, in someone's debt, indebted, obligated, obliged, owing someone a favour, pact, transaction, treaty, understanding, and owing someone thanks are all another word for obligation.

Obligation synonym statistics

Obligation synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 1 synonym with 3, 12, 13, 15, and 19 letters and 8 synonyms with 4, and 8 letters. 2 synonyms with 5, and 7 letters and 6 synonyms with 6 letters.

5 synonyms with 9, and 10 letters and 3 synonyms with 11, and 14 letters. For a total of 47 another word for obligation.

Obligation sentences

He felt an obligation to help.

She has a legal obligation to comply.

It’s my obligation to assist others.

They fulfilled their obligation to society.

Related Words for obligation

  1. Proliferation
    • Synonyms: Expansion, growth
    • Opposites: reduction, decline
    • Part of speech: noun
  2. Bliss
    • Synonyms: joy, pleasure
    • Opposites: misery, hell
    • Part of speech: noun
  3. Concentration
    • Synonyms: close attention, close thought
    • Opposites: inattention, distraction
    • Part of speech: noun
  4. Companion
    • Synonyms: associate, partner
    • Opposites: enemy, stranger
    • Part of speech: noun
  5. Session
    • Synonyms: meeting, sitting
    • Opposites: interruption, break
    • Part of speech: noun
  6. Functionality
    • Synonyms: Capability, usability
    • Opposites: dysfunction, inefficiency
    • Part of speech: noun
  7. Irrational
    • Synonyms: unreasonable, illogical
    • Opposites: rational, logical
    • Part of speech: adjective
  8. Aspiration
    • Synonyms: desire, hope
    • Opposites: apathy, indifference
    • Part of speech: noun
  9. Aforementioned
    • Synonyms: Previously mentioned, above-mentioned
    • Opposites: subsequent, following
    • Part of speech: adjective
  10. Progression
    • Synonyms: development, progress
    • Opposites: regression, decline
    • Part of speech: noun
  11. Prediction
    • Synonyms: forecast, prophecy
    • Opposites: retrospection, recollection
    • Part of speech: noun
  12. In light of
    • Synonyms: Considering, given
    • Opposites: despite, regardless of
    • Part of speech: preposition
  13. Region
    • Synonyms: Area, zone
    • Opposites: whole, entirety
    • Part of speech: noun
  14. In the region of
    • Synonyms: approximately, about
    • Opposites: exactly, precisely
    • Part of speech: preposition
  15. Compensation
    • Synonyms: recompense, repayment
    • Opposites: penalty, deprivation
    • Part of speech: noun
  16. Native
    • Synonyms: indigenous, original
    • Opposites: immigrant, non-native
    • Part of speech: adjective
  17. Revelation
    • Synonyms: disclosure, surprising fact
    • Opposites: keeping, covering up
    • Part of speech: noun
  18. Questionable
    • Synonyms: controversial, contentious
    • Opposites: certain, indisputable
    • Part of speech: adjective
  19. Negative
    • Synonyms: pessimistic, defeatist
    • Opposites: positive, optimistic, constructive, good
    • Part of speech: adjective
  20. Devotion
    • Synonyms: loyalty, faithfulness
    • Opposites: disloyalty, indifference, hatred
    • Part of speech: noun
  21. Exploitation
    • Synonyms: taking advantage, making use
    • Opposites: benevolence, altruism
    • Part of speech: noun
  22. Retention
    • Synonyms: Preservation, maintenance
    • Opposites: loss, forgetfulness
    • Part of speech: noun
  23. Captivating
    • Synonyms: Entrancing, mesmerizing
    • Opposites: boring, uninteresting
    • Part of speech: adjective
  24. Validation
    • Synonyms: Confirmation, approval
    • Opposites: rejection, disapproval
    • Part of speech: noun
  25. Situation
    • Synonyms: circumstances, set of circumstances
    • Opposites: chaos, disorganization
    • Part of speech: noun
  26. Portion
    • Synonyms: part, piece
    • Opposites: whole, entirety
    • Part of speech: noun
  27. Formation
    • Synonyms: emergence, coming into being
    • Opposites: destruction, disappearance, dissolution
    • Part of speech: noun
  28. Attraction
    • Synonyms: appeal, attractiveness
    • Opposites: repulsion, aversion
    • Part of speech: noun
  29. Distinction
    • Synonyms: difference, contrast
    • Opposites: similarity, uniformity
    • Part of speech: noun
  30. Instruction
    • Synonyms: order, command
    • Opposites: confusion, misguidance
    • Part of speech: noun
  31. Champion
    • Synonyms: winner, title-holder
    • Opposites: opponent, critic
    • Part of speech: noun
  32. Systematic
    • Synonyms: structured, methodical
    • Opposites: disorganized, chaotic
    • Part of speech: adjective
  33. Composition
    • Synonyms: make-up, constitution
    • Opposites: disorganization, disarray
    • Part of speech: noun
  34. Degradation
    • Synonyms: humiliation, shame
    • Opposites: improvement, upliftment
    • Part of speech: noun
  35. Distraction
    • Synonyms: diversion, interruption
    • Opposites: focus, concentration
    • Part of speech: noun
  36. Destination
    • Synonyms: journey's end, end of the line
    • Opposites: origin, starting point
    • Part of speech: noun
  37. Volatile
    • Synonyms: evaporative, vaporous
    • Opposites: stable, constant
    • Part of speech: adjective
  38. Passion
    • Synonyms: affection, anger
    • Opposites: apathy, calm, calmness
    • Part of speech: noun
  39. Division
    • Synonyms: dividing, dividing up
    • Opposites: unity, integration
    • Part of speech: noun
  40. Inclusion
    • Synonyms: incorporation, addition
    • Opposites: exclusion, omission
    • Part of speech: noun
  41. Aggregate
    • Synonyms: collection, mass
    • Opposites: separate, divide
    • Part of speech: noun
  42. Pretentious
    • Synonyms: affected, ostentatious
    • Opposites: natural, unaffected
    • Part of speech: adjective
  43. Institution
    • Synonyms: organization, establishment
    • Opposites: dismissal, defrocking, halting, cancellation, ending
    • Part of speech: noun
  44. Pragmatic
    • Synonyms: practical, matter-of-fact
    • Opposites: impractical, unrealistic, idealistic
    • Part of speech: adjective
  45. Conservative
    • Synonyms: traditionalist, traditional
    • Opposites: left-winger, liberal, socialist
    • Part of speech: adjective
  46. Manipulation
    • Synonyms: Maneuvering, handling
    • Opposites: honesty, transparency
    • Part of speech: noun
  47. Dimension
    • Synonyms: proportions, measurements
    • Opposites: flatness, monodimensionality
    • Part of speech: noun
  48. Imagination
    • Synonyms: imaginative faculty, creative power
    • Opposites: reality, fact
    • Part of speech: noun
  49. Opposition
    • Synonyms: resistance, hostility
    • Opposites: support, agreement
    • Part of speech: noun
  50. Gather
    • Synonyms: congregate, convene
    • Opposites: scatter, disperse
    • Part of speech: verb
  51. Gathering
    • Synonyms: assembly, meeting
    • Opposites: scattering, dispersing
    • Part of speech: noun
  52. Affection
    • Synonyms: fondness, love
    • Opposites: indifference, hostility
    • Part of speech: noun
  53. Public
    • Synonyms: popular, general
    • Opposites: private, restricted
    • Part of speech: adjective
  54. Manifestation
    • Synonyms: Display, expression
    • Opposites: concealment, hiddenness
    • Part of speech: noun
  55. Conviction
    • Synonyms: belief, opinion
    • Opposites: uncertainty, doubt
    • Part of speech: noun