Synonyms of the word

obligation

• n. The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
• n. A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid…
• n. A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
• n. (law) A legal agreement stipulating a specified payment or action; the document containing such agreement.

duty

• n. That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
• n. A period of time spent at work or doing a particular task.
• n. Describing a workload as to its idle, working and de-energized periods.
• n. A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff, customs duty, excise duty.
• n. (obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
• n. (obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
• n. The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain…

indebtedness

• n. State of owing money; being in debt.
• n. The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.
• n. The amount owed.
• n. All debts totalled.

responsibility

• n. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
• n. A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
• n. (military) The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility…
• n. (military) The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted…

state

• n. A polity.
• n. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
• n. High social standing or circumstance.
• n. (mathematics, stochastic processes) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random…
• v. (transitive) To declare to be a fact.
• v. (transitive) To make known.
• adj. (obsolete) stately.