1. (verb)compel, oblige, obligate force somebody to do something Synonyms: oblige, accommodate, bind, obligate, compel, hold Antonyms: disoblige
2. (verb)oblige, bind, hold, obligate bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted 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, oblige, 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 Antonyms: disoblige
3. (verb)oblige, accommodate provide a service or favor for someone Synonyms: oblige, admit, adapt, lodge, compel, fit, suit, accommodate, obligate, conciliate, hold, reconcile, bind Antonyms: disoblige
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'oblige'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 Synonyms: bind, compel, fetter, oblige, restrict, shackle, engage, fix, restrain, secure, tie, fasten Antonyms: free, loose, set free, unbind, unfasten, unloose, untie