Synonyms for obligated
ob·li·gat·ed

Princeton's WordNet

1. obligated(p)adjective

   caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course

   "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan"

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1. List of paraphrases for "obligated":

   obliged, compelled, forced, bound, required, held

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1. Pereira da Silva:

   Sometimes we feel intimidated, just going out into the hall, we are obligated to bow our heads or say hello to police officers.

2. President Barack Obama:

   If, in fact, we defend the legal right of a person to insult another's religion, we're equally obligated to use our free speech to condemn such insults and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with religious communities, particularly religious minorities who are the targets of such attacks, to infringe on one right under the pretext of protecting another is a betrayal of both.

3. Houston Methodist Hospital:

   Here at Houston Methodist, we have the capability, the expertise and the patient base from our health care system, and we feel obligated to try this therapy.

4. Charles Blanke:

   Doctors are obligated to help patients in ways likely to make a difference in their quality of life – controlling pain, improving mood, addressing sleeplessness, etc. – and should offer chemotherapy only as a last resort for those who still want it after true informed consent as to the unlikelihood of it doing any good, doctors need to emphasize they will not abandon the patient with end-stage disease, and that there are ways to help that are not ‘ active treatment, ’.

5. Raj Dasgupta:

   Everything counts, do anything that makes you feel happy and refreshed. This is about hitting the reset button for yourself, not doing some form of exercise because you feel obligated to.