Word Study
obligated
CIDE DICTIONARY
obligated, adj.
- under a moral obligation to someone. [WordNet 1.5]
- under a legal obligation to someone. [WordNet 1.5]
- owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc. Opposite of
unobligated . [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
obligated
affianced, answerable for, assured, beholden, beholden to, betrothed, bound, bounden, bounden to, chargeable, committed, compromised, contracted, duty-bound, engaged, guaranteed, in duty bound, indebted to, intended, liable, obligate, obliged, obliged to, pledged, plighted, promised, responsible, saddled, sworn, tied, under obligation, underwritten, warrantedFor further exploring for "obligated" in Webster Dictionary Online