Obligated and Obligatory

Obligated

Obligated adjective - Being under obligation for a favor or gift.
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Obligatory and obligated are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obligatory" instead an adjective "Obligated".

Nearby Words: obligation, obligating, obligator

Obligatory

Obligatory adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.

Obligated and obligatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obligated" instead an adjective "Obligatory".

Nearby Words: obligation, obliging, obligate, obligatorily, obligating
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