obligation - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

Synonyms

• duty
• obligation
• responsibility

More generic

• social control

More specific

• burden of proof
• civic duty
• civic responsibility
• demand
• filial duty
• guardianship
• imperative
• incumbency
• job
• keeping
• legal duty
• line of duty
• moral obligation
• noblesse oblige
• prerequisite
• requirement
• safekeeping
• white man's burden

Noun

a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

Synonyms

• obligation

More generic

• written agreement

More specific

• debt

Noun

a written promise to repay a debt

Synonyms

• certificate of indebtedness
• debt instrument
• obligation

More generic

• document

More specific

• CD
• bond
• bond certificate
• cash equivalent
• certificate of deposit
• floater
• note
• note of hand
• promissory note

Noun

a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor

Synonyms

• indebtedness
• obligation

More generic

• personal relation
• personal relationship

Noun

the state of being obligated to do or pay something

Synonyms

• obligation

More generic

• state

More specific

• financial obligation
• indebtedness
• liability

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