Antonyms for oblige
əˈblaɪdʒoblige

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.8 / 6 votes

1. oblige

   Binding is primarily by something flexible, as a cord or bandage drawn closely around an object or group of objects, as when we bind up a wounded limb. We bind a sheaf of wheat with a cord; we tie the cord in a knot; we fasten by any means that will make things hold together, as a board by nails, or a door by a lock. The verbs tie and fasten are scarcely used in the figurative sense, tho, using the noun, we speak of the ties of affection. Bind has an extensive figurative use. One is bound by conscience or honor; he is obliged by some imperious necessity; engaged by his own promise; compelled by physical force or its moral equivalent.

   Antonyms:
   free, loose, set free, unbind, unfasten, unloose, untie

   Synonyms:
   bind, compel, engage, fasten, fetter, fix, restrain, restrict, secure, shackle, tie

   Preposition:
   Bind to a pillar; unto an altar; to a service; bind one with chains or in chains; one is bound by a contract; a splint is bound upon a limb; the arms may be bound to the sides or behind the back; bind a wreath about, around, or round the head; twigs are bound in or into fagots; for military purposes, they are bound at both ends and in the middle; one is bound by a contract, or bound under a penalty to fulfil a contract.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. oblige

   Antonyms:
   release, acquit, induce, persuade, annoy, disoblige

   Synonyms:
   compel, coerce, necessitate, force, benefit, favor, accommodate, gratify, bind, constrain

Matched Categories

1. • Cause
   • Comply

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. compel, oblige, obligateverb

   force somebody to do something

   "We compel all students to fill out this form"

   Antonyms:
   disoblige

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, bind, obligate, compel, hold

2. oblige, bind, hold, obligateverb

   bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

   "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"

   Antonyms:
   disoblige

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, book, attach, tie up, bond, view as, support, hold back, bandage, defend, take hold, bind, carry, deem, truss, hold up, arrest, hold, adjudge, guard, take, have, concord, check, make, stick, take for, go for, throw, defy, control, harbor, keep, apply, obligate, give, hold fast, entertain, concur, nurse, curb, constipate, moderate, tie down, stick to, have got, restrain, obtain, withstand, agree, sustain, halt, harbour, tie, maintain, confine, contain, keep back, retain, prevail, reserve, admit, compel, hold in, declare, adhere, bear

3. oblige, accommodateverb

   provide a service or favor for someone

   "We had to oblige him"

   Antonyms:
   disoblige

   Synonyms:
   admit, adapt, lodge, compel, fit, suit, accommodate, obligate, conciliate, hold, reconcile, bind

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obligeverb

   Synonyms:
   constrain, obligate, please, gratify, accommodate, coerce, compel, necessitate, force

How to use oblige in a sentence?

1. Brian Michael Jenkins:

   The '70s underscored the emergence of this new mode of political expression, this new mode of armed conflict that demonstrated that small groups with a limited capacity for violence could nonetheless achieve these disproportionate effects, they could cause worldwide alarm, they could oblige governments to devote vast resources to security.

2. Yann Hulin:

   We've had a few client requests here and there, especially for wine bottles, which of course we oblige, but in terms of dishes, it's extremely rare.

3. Marco Rubio:

   It’s not just some rule you pass that everybody has to oblige by. It’s the willingness to shoot down the aircraft of the Russian Federation, which is basically the beginning of World War III.

4. Baltasar Gracián y Morales:

   To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

5. Ali Khamenei:

   Islamic values and the country's constitution oblige all bodies of the Islamic Republic to prevent any discrimination and inequality toward Iranians of any ethnicity, race or religion.

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