as in compelled
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
the problem is of your own making, so don't think that you can obligate me to help
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Recent Examples of obligated
Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Starting in 2028, all businesses in Germany will be obligated to issue electronic invoices.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Because those images gained so much notoriety over the course of the year, did that mean we were obligated to place them on this list?
—Time Photo Department, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
Vici Properties and Crown Castle are both real estate investment trusts, which are obligated to pay out 90% of their taxable income to maintain that status.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
And no one is obligated to give – or accept – a gift.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2024
And the city was obligated to house homeless people, including new migrants, under a longstanding legal mandate known as right to shelter.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
They are not obligated to vote with the mayor.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
This is a woman that’s obligated to override the limits of a patriarchal society—because even a progressive family was still patriarchal in Brazil in the ’70s.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
Ratcliffe’s defenders say that his role as the DNI obligated him to speak up, even if that meant straying into red-hot political topics.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Starting in 2028, all businesses in Germany will be obligated to issue electronic invoices.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Because those images gained so much notoriety over the course of the year, did that mean we were obligated to place them on this list?
—Time Photo Department, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
Vici Properties and Crown Castle are both real estate investment trusts, which are obligated to pay out 90% of their taxable income to maintain that status.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
And no one is obligated to give – or accept – a gift.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2024
And the city was obligated to house homeless people, including new migrants, under a longstanding legal mandate known as right to shelter.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
They are not obligated to vote with the mayor.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
This is a woman that’s obligated to override the limits of a patriarchal society—because even a progressive family was still patriarchal in Brazil in the ’70s.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obligated
Verb
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The bipartisan vote for release marks a significant shift, as Republicans in the full House had previously blocked two Democratic resolutions that would have compelled the report's release.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
22 Dec. 2024
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Without China making the first move, Chinese firms will be compelled by genuine market forces rather than often heavy-handed and inefficient state mandates to realize Xi’s vision.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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And that means that interest rates go up, which is the worst thing that can happen to a heavily indebted entity.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The United States would be offering benefits to partners that an indebted, overcapacity-dependent China could not: short-term support in a time of profound economic uncertainty, and the long-term opportunity to develop by taking prize manufacturing jobs from China.—
Eyck Freymann,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Former President Joe Biden had also grown frustrated at moments with Zelenskyy for being insufficiently grateful of American support, according to former administration officials.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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The filing alleges the security guard who drove her home told her to accept what had happened and be grateful Combs had chosen her.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In all but three cases, Biden obliged.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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Last, but not least, as the host of a party you are never obliged to serve a wine that a guest has brought.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The growing reliance on federal Medicaid-expansion dollars creates a dangerous cycle in which states become increasingly beholden ...—
Gary D. Alexander,
National Review,
22 Dec. 2024
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Already inclined to listen to Tehran, Damascus has now become thoroughly beholden.—
Reuel Marc Gerecht,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Sep. 2023
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“Obligated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obligated. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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