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. Christian Noyer:

   Our rules oblige us to stop immediately at the point when there is no prospect of a political accord on a programme, or at the point when the Greek banking system crumbles - which would happen if it enters generalised default on all its debts.

2. Alexander Hamilton:

   In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.

3. Charles de Montesquieu:

   It is unreasonable... to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.

4. H. G. Wells:

   There is nothing in machinery, there is nothing in embankments and railways and iron bridges and engineering devices to oblige them to be ugly. Ugliness is the measure of imperfection.

5. Fayez Abu Shammala:

   Since our Israeli enemy is sick with coronavirus, our Arab morals oblige us to make truce with them at this stage. Let's be merciful even with our enemy.

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