obliged
Under an obligation to do something.
Example
“All employees are obliged to complete a tax return every year.”
Other meanings
Grateful or indebted because of a favor done.
“I'm greatly obliged for your help with this problem.”
Synonyms
- duty-bound
Related words
- obligedly
- obligedness
- unobliged
- much obliged
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “obliged” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.