Synonyms of obligate
14 similar words · 15 opposite words
Another word for obligate is also: force: Synonyms. Other synonyms of obligate are binding, compulsatory, compulsory, forced and imperative.
Synonyms and similar words for obligate
verbTo bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
- also: force: Synonyms
adjectiveIndispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.
- binding
- compulsatoryEnforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
- compulsory
- forced
- imperative
- involuntary
- mandatory
- nonoptionalNot optional.
- obligatory
- requiredNecessary; obligatory; mandatory.
- unbewisedUnconscious; unproven.
- unvoluntary
- decretory obsoletePertaining to an authoritative decree or final judgement.
Opposite of obligate
adjectiveIndispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.
- discretionaryAvailable at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
- elective
- facultativeAble to perform a particular life function, or to live generally, in more than one way.
- free
- noncompulsoryNot compulsory.
- nonmandatoryNot mandatory.
- nonobligateNot obligate.
- nonobligatoryNot obligatory.
- nonrequiredNot required.
- nonrequisiteNot requisite.
- optionalNot compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
- optionaryOptional.
- unrequiredNot required.
- volitional
- voluntary
Meaning of obligate
- verb To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
- verb To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.
- verb To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
obligate in other languages
Questions about synonyms of obligate
- What is another word for obligate?
- Obligate has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as also: force: Synonyms, binding, compulsatory, compulsory, forced, imperative, involuntary and mandatory.
- What is the opposite of obligate?
- The opposite of obligate is optional. Other antonyms of obligate are discretionary, free, elective, facultative and noncompulsory.
- What does obligate mean?
- Obligate means to bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
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