Synonyms and Antonyms of oblige

synonym (synonym of oblige)

  • (verb.social)
    compel, obligate
    force somebody to do something (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    bind, hold, obligate
    bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    accommodate
    provide a service or favor for someone (verb.communication)
     

antonym (antonym of oblige)

  • (verb.communication)
    disoblige
    ignore someone's wishes (verb.communication)
     

hypernym (oblige IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted (verb.communication)
    relate
    have or establish a relationship to (verb.social)
     
  • force somebody to do something (verb.social)
    cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate
    cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner (verb.communication)
     
  • provide a service or favor for someone (verb.communication)
    abide by, comply, follow
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes (verb.social)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF oblige relation)

  • bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted (verb.communication)
    pledge
    bind or secure by a pledge (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    article
    bind by a contract; especially for a training period (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    indent, indenture
    bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    tie down
    restrain from independence by an obligation (verb.communication)
     
  • force somebody to do something (verb.social)
    force, thrust
    impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    walk
    make walk (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.social)
    coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze
    to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    clamor
    compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    condemn
    compel or force into a particular state or activity (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    shame
    compel through a sense of shame (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    apply, enforce, implement
    ensure observance of laws and rules (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    enforce, impose
    compel to behave in a certain way (verb.social)
     

cause (cause to relations of oblige)

  • (verb.social)
    act, move
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social)
     

derivation (.... is derived from oblige)

  • bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted (verb.communication)
    bind
    something that hinders as if with bonds (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    obligation
    a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply (noun.communication)
     
  • force somebody to do something (verb.social)
    coercion, compulsion
    using force to cause something to occur (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    duty, obligation, responsibility
    the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force (noun.act)
     
  • provide a service or favor for someone (verb.communication)
    accommodation
    the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    accommodator, obliger
    someone who performs a service or does a favor (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.linkdef)
    indebtedness, obligation
    a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor (noun.linkdef)
     
  • (adj.all)
    accommodating, accommodative
    helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation (adj.all)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym cause derivation compel obligate bind accommodate disoblige relate abide by comply cause get have pledge article indent indenture tie down force act move bind obligation accommodation accommodator indebtedness
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