Grateful
Obligated
Obligated adjective - Being under obligation for a favor or gift.
Usage example: we have been their guests so many times that we feel obligated to return their hospitality
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Synonyms for Obligated
Nearby Words: obligation, obligating, obligator
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- bound and grateful
- bound and obligated
- liable and grateful
- liable and obligated
- responsible and grateful
- responsible and obligated
- appreciative and grateful
- appreciative and obligated
- obliged and grateful
- obliged and obligated
- indebted and grateful
- indebted and obligated
- gratified and grateful
- gratified and obligated
Both words in one sentence
- In Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, Henry Crawford has his admiral uncle promote Fanny's brother from midshipman to lieutenant in the Navy and then makes a big deal about how he did it for her, so that she'll feel grateful and obligated to accept his proposal.
Source: Entitled to Have You
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