OBLIGATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force
   • every opportunity, an obligation
   • every possession, a duty”- Jo
   Synonym(s)
   • duty (what does duty mean?)
   • responsibility (what does responsibility mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • we must instill a sense of duty in our children
   • every right implies a responsibility
   Hypernyms(s) obligation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • social control (what does social control mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • guardianship (what does guardianship mean?)
   • keeping (what does keeping mean?)
   • safekeeping (what does safekeeping mean?)
   • moral obligation (what does moral obligation mean?)
   • noblesse oblige (what does noblesse oblige mean?)
   • burden of proof (what does burden of proof mean?)
   • civic duty (what does civic duty mean?)
   • civic responsibility (what does civic responsibility mean?)
   • filial duty (what does filial duty mean?)
   • imperative (what does imperative mean?)
   • incumbency (what does incumbency mean?)
   • legal duty (what does legal duty mean?)
   • line of duty (what does line of duty mean?)
   • white man’s burden (what does white man’s burden mean?)
   • prerequisite (what does prerequisite mean?)
   • requirement (what does requirement mean?)
   • requirement (what does requirement mean?)
   • demand (what does demand mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • compel (what does compel mean?)
   • oblige (what does oblige mean?)
   • obligate (what does obligate mean?)
   • compel (what does compel mean?)
   • oblige (what does oblige mean?)
   • obligate (what does obligate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
   Hypernyms(s) obligation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • written agreement (what does written agreement mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • debt (what does debt mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • oblige (what does oblige mean?)
   • bind (what does bind mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • obligate (what does obligate mean?)
   • oblige (what does oblige mean?)
   • bind (what does bind mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • obligate (what does obligate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
   Hypernyms(s) obligation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • personal relation (what does personal relation mean?)
   • personal relationship (what does personal relationship mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • oblige (what does oblige mean?)
   • accommodate (what does accommodate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the state of being obligated to do or pay something
   Usage Example(s)
   • he is under an obligation to finish the job
   Hypernyms(s) obligation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • state (what does state mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • indebtedness (what does indebtedness mean?)
   • liability (what does liability mean?)
   • financial obligation (what does financial obligation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • obligate (what does obligate mean?)
   • oblige (what does oblige mean?)
   • bind (what does bind mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • obligate (what does obligate mean?)