Synonyms for obliged
obliged

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1. duty-bound(p), obliged(p)adjective

   under a moral obligation to do something

   Antonyms:
   unobligated

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1. List of paraphrases for "obliged":

   forced, compelled, bound, obligated, required, held, obligation, grateful, duty-bound, kept, duty, coerced, compulsory

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1. George Gordon Byron:

   My time has been passed viciously and agreeably at thirty-one so few years months days hours or minutes remain that 'Carpe Diem' is not enough. I have been obliged to crop even the seconds-for who can trust to tomorrow

2. High Court:

   The government is obliged to take all lawful measures to nip acts of terrorism in the bud, and such measures ought to be supported by Kenyans of all walks of life, such moves, however, must pass constitutional and legal muster.

3. Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva:

   We have received the letters from the prosecutors with the allegations, we will undertake the actions that we are obliged to undertake and will most probably declare them 'persona non grata'.

4. David Ling:

   To be on board and confronted by a safety video you’re obliged to watch set in Antarctica is beyond ironic, it is the ultimate insensitive insult to the families, both immediate and wider.

5. Penn State coach James Franklin:

   It took a lengthy replay review to confirm the initial call and when the official made the announcement Penix knew was coming, the wild celebration began inside the mostly empty stadium. Allen needed to pull out every trick in the book, too, especially afterSean Cliffordhooked up with Jahan Dotson on a 60-yard TD pass to give Penn State Penn State first lead of the second half, 21-20 with 2:30 left in regulation. Penn State sacked Penix on the next two plays, forced him to throw the ball away on third and an incompletion on fourth, taking the ball back on down at the Indiana 14. This time, Allen called for the defense to give up the touchdown, hoping for one more possession, and Devyn Ford obliged with a TD run that gave Penn State a 28-20 lead. We went through that situation this week. We went through that situation on the sideline. Obviously, we could have handled it better and I could have handled it better.