Beholden
Beholden adjective - Being under obligation for a favor or gift.
Usage example: not wanting to be beholden to anyone, he insisted on paying his own way
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Synonyms for Beholden
Obliged
Obliged adjective - Being under obligation for a favor or gift.
Usage example: my new neighbor gave me a Christmas present, and now I feel obliged to reciprocate
Beholden is a synonym for obliged in obligation topic. You can use "Beholden" instead an adjective "Obliged", if it concerns topics such as grateful, thankful. popular alternative
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Related pairs
- bound and beholden
- bound and obliged
- liable and beholden
- liable and obliged
- responsible and beholden
- responsible and obliged
- constrained and beholden
- constrained and obliged
- grateful and beholden
- grateful and obliged
- appreciative and beholden
- appreciative and obliged
- forced and beholden
- forced and obliged
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