One entry found for obligation.

Entry Word: obligation
Function: noun
Text: something one must do because of prior agreement <their financial obligations keep them from giving to charities as much as they would like>
Synonyms burden, charge, commitment, duty, need, responsibility
Related Words pledge, promise; arrangement, prearrangement, setup; compact, contract, covenant, pact; payment, tribute; compulsion, constraint, restraint; must, requirement; coercion, duress, force; appointment, engagement, reservation
Near Antonyms grace, postponement, stay; discharge, exemption, release, waiver; alternative, choice, option, pick, preference, selection