obligate

The word “obligate” has 3 syllables: ob-li-gate

It's pronounced as /ˈɑblɪˌɡeɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for obligate?

In the thesaurus, “obligate” has 37 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for obligate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for obligate

  • astrict
  • badger
  • bind
  • blackjack
  • blackmail
  • browbeat
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • coerce
  • compel
  • constrain
  • cow
  • drag
  • dragoon
  • drive
  • force
  • harass
  • hector
  • high-pressure
  • hound
  • impel
  • impress
  • indebt
  • intimidate
  • make
  • make indebted
  • menace
  • muscle
  • oblige
  • press
  • pressure
  • restrain
  • restrict
  • sandbag
  • shame
  • terrorize
  • threaten

Antonyms for obligate

Meanings of obligate

  • verb
    1. To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
    2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.
    3. To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
  • adjective
    1. Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role.
    2. Absolutely indispensable; essential.

Example Sentences

  • The signed contract will obligate both parties to fulfill their agreed-upon terms.
  • The new policy will obligate employees to undergo regular training sessions.
  • By accepting the scholarship, students obligate themselves to maintain a certain academic standard.
  • The legal agreement will obligate the company to provide specific services within the defined timeframe.
  • The terms of the lease obligate the tenant to pay rent on the first of each month.

On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to obligate, such as: allow, argue, astrict, badger, bind, blackjack, blackmail.

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  • arm-twist
  • badger
  • blackhander
  • blackjack
  • blackmail
  • blackmailer
  • browbeat
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • button man
  • cheat
  • cheater
  • chiseler
  • chiseller
  • coerce
  • compel
  • constrain
  • cow
  • cozener
  • criminal
  • defrauder
  • dodger
  • double-dealer
  • drag
  • dragoon
  • drive
  • exact
  • extort
  • extortioner
  • extortionist
  • force
  • gangster
  • gouger
  • harass
  • hector
  • high-pressure
  • hood
  • hoodlum
  • hound
  • hustler
  • impel
  • impress
  • intimidate
  • loan shark
  • mafioso
  • make
  • menace
  • mobster
  • muscle
  • obligate
  • oblige
  • press
  • pressure
  • profiteer
  • ruffian
  • sandbag
  • shame
  • shark
  • sharper
  • sharpie
  • sharpy
  • squeeze
  • swindler
  • terrorize
  • threaten
  • thug
  • wrest
  • wring

oblige

  • abet
  • accommodate
  • aid
  • appease
  • assist
  • attend
  • avail
  • badger
  • bend over backward
  • benefit
  • bind
  • blackjack
  • blackmail
  • browbeat
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • coddle
  • coerce
  • come around
  • comfort
  • command
  • compel
  • conciliate
  • constrain
  • contribute
  • convenience
  • cow
  • delight
  • drag
  • dragoon
  • drive
  • favor
  • fill the bill
  • fit in
  • force
  • gladden
  • go fifty-fifty
  • gratify
  • grin and bear it
  • harass
  • hector
  • help
  • high-pressure
  • hound
  • humor
  • impel
  • impress
  • indulge
  • intimidate
  • make
  • make a deal
  • make room
  • meet halfway
  • menace
  • mollify
  • mollycoddle
  • muscle
  • necessitate
  • obligate
  • pacify
  • pamper
  • placate
  • please
  • press
  • pressure
  • profit
  • put oneself out
  • relieve
  • roll with it
  • sandbag
  • satisfy
  • serve
  • shame
  • shotgun
  • succor
  • support
  • swim with the tide
  • take it
  • terrorize
  • threaten
  • toe the mark

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