Synonyms for Obligation:

• n.

  •
  • accountability,
  • concern.
  •
  • be glad of something,
  • burden,
  • commitment.
  •
  • due,
  • pay.
  •affair (noun)
  • episode,
  • transaction,
  • assignment,
  • pursuit,
  • realm,
  • incident,
  • interest,
  • project,
  • case,
  • employment,
  • proceeding,
  • province,
  • question,
  • calling,
  • happening,
  • undertaking,
  • subject,
  • avocation,
  • topic,
  • occupation,
  • hap,
  • profession,
  • task,
  • circumstance,
  • occurrence,
  • event.
  •allegiance (noun)
  • consecration,
  • adherence,
  • deference,
  • honor,
  • piety,
  • devotion,
  • homage,
  • ardor,
  • obedience,
  • dedication.
  •appreciation (noun)
  • acknowledgment,
  • recognition,
  • tribute,
  • testimonial.
  •arrears (noun)
  • deficit,
  • claim,
  • deficiency.
  •bond (noun)
  • certificate,
  • attachment,
  • friendship,
  • tie-in,
  • collateral,
  • tie,
  • covenant,
  • hookup,
  • pledge,
  • affiliation,
  • pact,
  • network,
  • marriage,
  • bargain,
  • connection,
  • debenture,
  • link,
  • relationship,
  • convention,
  • security,
  • liaison,
  • affinity,
  • compact,
  • connective,
  • union.
  •call (noun)
  • justification,
  • reason,
  • urge,
  • grounds,
  • excuse.
  •charge (noun)
  • safekeeping,
  • ward,
  • weight,
  • custody,
  • care.
  •command (noun)
  • dictate,
  • law,
  • canon,
  • will,
  • prohibitions,
  • citation,
  • decree,
  • order,
  • enactment,
  • adjuration,
  • subpoena,
  • proscription,
  • devoirs,
  • edict,
  • ban,
  • request,
  • injunction,
  • writ,
  • act,
  • exaction,
  • devoir,
  • summons,
  • adjurations,
  • proclamation,
  • behest,
  • notification,
  • caveat,
  • ordinance,
  • precept,
  • regulation,
  • imperative,
  • rule,
  • requisition,
  • mandate,
  • ultimatum,
  • demand,
  • bidding,
  • fiat,
  • imperatives,
  • dictum,
  • prohibition,
  • direction,
  • dictation,
  • imposition,
  • prescript,
  • interdiction,
  • commandment.
  •commission (noun)
  • de-legation,
  • de-legations,
  • power attorney,
  • de legations,
  • de legation.
  •compulsion (noun)
  • incitement,
  • stimulation,
  • coercion,
  • intimidation,
  • motivation,
  • duress,
  • compulsion,
  • propulsion.
  •contract (noun)
  • indenture,
  • concordat,
  • Mise,
  • handshakes,
  • concordats,
  • MISES,
  • handshake.
  •debit (noun)
  • amount due,
  • collectible,
  • collectibles.
  •debt (noun)
  • iou,
  • voucher,
  • arrears,
  • loan,
  • mortgage,
  • delinquency,
  • default,
  • note.
  •duty (noun)
  • business.
  •enforcement (noun)
  • enforcings,
  • fulfillings,
  • necessitations,
  • compulsory laws,
  • carrying outs.
  •engagement (noun)
  • betrothings,
  • betrothments.
  •expense (noun)
  • out-put,
  • in vestment,
  • up-keep,
  • out-lay,
  • sur-charge,
  • in-vestment,
  • de privation,
  • up keep,
  • outdi,
  • sur charges,
  • de privations,
  • over-heads,
  • out puts,
  • over heads,
  • out-puts,
  • up-keeps,
  • sur-charges,
  • out put,
  • up keeps,
  • de-privation,
  • sur charge,
  • in-vestments,
  • out-lays,
  • in vestments,
  • de-privations,
  • out pocket,
  • out lays.
  •fealty (noun)
  • divineds.
  •force (noun)
  • de-terminations,
  • validnesses,
  • de termination,
  • impressivenesses,
  • in tensity,
  • de-termination,
  • de terminations,
  • in-tensity.
  •gratitude (noun)
  • sense of obligation,
  • appreciativeness,
  • responsiveness.
  •job (noun)
  • taskworks,
  • tour duty.
  •liability (noun)
  • dis-advantage,
  • in conveniences,
  • accountablenesses,
  • subjections,
  • in-conveniences,
  • dis-advantages,
  • dis advantages,
  • mis-fortunes,
  • mis fortunes,
  • in-convenience,
  • mis fortune,
  • dis advantage,
  • indebtments.
  •load (noun)
  • excess baggages.
  •must (noun)
  • pre requisite,
  • pre requisites,
  • pre-condition,
  • pre conditions,
  • pre condition.
  •need (noun)
  • in-adequacies,
  • in adequacies,
  • in-sufficiencies,
  • in adequacy,
  • in sufficiencies,
  • in sufficiency,
  • in-adequacy,
  • the urges,
  • in-sufficiency.
  •obligation (noun)
  • conscience,
  • due bill,
  • agreement,
  • requirement,
  • place,
  • inexorability,
  • part,
  • cause,
  • right,
  • chit,
  • understanding,
  • constraint.
  •occasion (noun)
  • pro-vocations,
  • pro vocation,
  • pro vocations.
  •pressure (noun)
  • full court presses,
  • dis tress,
  • un naturalnesses,
  • dis tresses,
  • dis-tress,
  • dis-tresses,
  • un naturalness,
  • un-naturalnesses,
  • un-naturalness.
  •promise (noun)
  • consent,
  • arrangement,
  • guarantee,
  • mutual agreement,
  • vow,
  • oath,
  • assurance.
  •requirement (noun)
  • condition,
  • prerequisite,
  • requisite,
  • proviso.
  •requirement/requisite (noun)
  • pre-occupations,
  • pre-possession,
  • pro-viso,
  • pre occupation,
  • pre possession,
  • pre-possessions,
  • pre occupations,
  • pre-occupation,
  • pro-vision,
  • pro-visions,
  • pro-visos,
  • pro vision,
  • pro visos,
  • pro visions,
  • pre possessions,
  • pro viso.
  •solemn word (noun)
  • solemn-word.
  •stipulation (noun)
  • re-striction,
  • re-strictions,
  • string attacheds,
  • re strictions,
  • re striction.
  •tax (noun)
  • capitations.
  •trust (noun)
  • trusteeships.
  •work (noun)
  • specialization,
  • dos,
  • specializations,
  • grindstone,
  • line of business,
  • salt mine,
  • grindstones,
  • salt mines,
  • nine-to-five.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • blame,
  • grateful,
  • appreciative,
  • thankful,
  • bounden,
  • purview,
  • Arrearage,
  • sphere,
  • word of honor,
  • ownership,
  • solemn word,
  • remit,
  • steadfastness,
  • obligated,
  • hat,
  • guardianship,
  • trusteeship.
  •
  • embarrassment,
  • obliged,
  • fault,
  • baton,
  • impose,
  • obligate,
  • indebted,
  • loyalty,
  • beholden,
  • obligatory,
  • mercifully,
  • assess,
  • warranty,
  • levy,
  • faithfulness,
  • thankfully,
  • mandatory,
  • compulsory,
  • constancy.
  •
  • fidelity,
  • certify,
  • invoke,
  • undertake,
  • required,
  • necessary,
  • enforce.
  •
  • bind,
  • execute,
  • implement,
  • guaranty.
  •
  • warrant,
  • expect,
  • put.
  •
  • bound,
  • commit,
  • require,
  • engage.
  •
  • word.
  •
  • thing.
  •
  • touch.

Paraphrases for Obligation:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    commitment, commitments, responsibility, responsibilities.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    commitment, responsibility.
  • Verb, past tense
    obligations.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    obligations.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    dictates, Obligating, compulsion, onus, imperative, pledge, oblige, stipulation, constraint, necessity, task, imposition, job, indebtedness, coercion.
  • Verb, past tense
    mandates, noted, requested, Had.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    obliges, obligates, commits, stipulates, binds, needs, undertakes, demands, applies, calls, requires, takes, Does, means, requirements.
  • Verb, base form
    oblige.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    Duties, requirement, requirements, liability.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    requirement, liability.
  • Verb, past tense
    requirement.
  • Verb, base form
    requirement.

Antonyms for Obligation:

• n.

  • responsibility
    disbelief, unemployment, misunderstanding, irresponsibility, disagreement, freedom.
  • Other antonyms:
    exemption, stay, release, asset, repayment, grace, choice, ease, quietus, quittance, relief, loophole, waiver, option, discharge, postponement.

Hypernym for Obligation:

• n.

  • communication
    debt.
  • state
    liability, financial obligation, indebtedness.

Hyponym for Obligation:

• n.

  • communication
    written agreement.
  • state
    state.