under an obligation

Synonyms

indebted thankful obliged beholden obligated

Examples

Honest pioneer work in the field of science has always been, and will continue to be, life's pilot. On all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation. Wilhelm Reich

No one is bound to be clever, but every one is under an obligation to be good. Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac

If a man who makes to another person, upon a solemn occasion, an assertion, upon which that person acts, he lies under an obligation to make good his assertion. John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly

To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty. Latin Proverb

Words in the phrase

under an obligation

Close letter words and terms

under a strain under accusation under all circumstances under an obligation to under anaesthetic under and over