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obligation
noun as in responsibility
Strongest matches
accountability, agreement, bond, burden, commitment, constraint, contract, debt, duty, liability, necessity, need, promise, requirement, right, trust, understanding
Strong matches
business, call, cause, charge, chit, committal, compulsion, conscience, debit, devoir, dues, engagement, IOU, must, occasion, onus, part, place, restraint
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Example Sentences
Obviously, the first obligation of all liberal democratic governments is to enforce the rule of law.
It is the obligation of citizens and journalists as well as governments.
“It is our Islamic obligation to pledge allegiance to the Islamic State and give it our Islamic fealty,” he said.
Even the best of us can hurt the people who come to us for care when we forget that our foremost obligation is to them.
This government obligation is limited by practical considerations of safety and security.
There is an implied obligation on the hirer's part to use the car only for the purpose and in the manner for which it was hired.
With this political subjection one is reluctant to associate a more sordid kind of obligation.
The swearing of an oath always brings under obligation to God, and therefore always includes the making of a vow.
If he carries these gratuitously his obligation is still less, nevertheless he must even then take some care of them.
Sometimes a moral obligation to pay money is a good consideration for a promising to pay it.
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On this page you'll find 109 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to obligation, such as: accountability, agreement, bond, burden, commitment, and constraint.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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