OBLIGATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does obligated mean? 

• OBLIGATED (adjective)
  The adjective OBLIGATED has 1 sense:

1. caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course

  Familiarity information: OBLIGATED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBLIGATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course

Context example:

was obligated to pay off the student loan

Similar:

beholden (under a moral obligation to someone)

duty-bound; obliged (under a moral obligation to do something)

indebted (owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc)

indebted (under a legal obligation to someone)

supposed (required or under orders)

tributary (paying tribute)

Also:

responsible (worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable)

Antonym:

unobligated (not obligated)

 Context examples 

Health care providers are obligated to provide patients with the standard of care.

(Best practice, NCI Dictionary)

I believe Mrs Charles is not quite pleased with my not inviting them oftener; but you know it is very bad to have children with one that one is obligated to be checking every moment; don't do this, and don't do that; or that one can only keep in tolerable order by more cake than is good for them.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)