Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of obligate
comparative more obligated · superlative most obligated
- CanadaScotlandUSCommitted.
- CanadaScotlandUSHaving an obligation; obliged.
Under a provision of a larger piece of legislation, popularly known as the Customs Bill, that has been approved by the House and is expected to soon pass the Senate, American officials will be obligated to treat the settlements as part of Israel in future trade negotiations.
2016 January 26, “When ‘Made In Israel’ Is a Human Rights Abuse”, in The New York Times, retrieved 26 Jan 2016Synonyms: obliged
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving an obligation; obliged.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecaused by law or conscience to follow a certain course
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian длъ́жен
- длъ́жен (dlắžen)having an obligation
Hindi बाध्य
- बाध्य (bādhya)having an obligation
Latin obligātus
- obligātushaving an obligation
Russian до́лжен
- до́лжен (dólžen)having an obligation
Spanish obligado
- obligadohaving an obligation
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Cite this entry
obligated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obligated
“obligated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obligated. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obligated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obligated.
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