Usually means: Required to do something; compelled.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word obliged:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. obliged: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. obliged: Collins English Dictionary
  3. obliged: Vocabulary.com
  4. Obliged, obliged: Wordnik
  5. obliged: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. obliged: Wiktionary
  7. Obliged, obliged: Dictionary.com
  8. obliged: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. The Obliged: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Obliged: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. Obliged: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. obliged: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. obliged: Free Dictionary
  14. obliged: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. obliged: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
  16. obliged: Dictionary/thesaurus
  17. obliged: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. obliged: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. obliged: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (obliged)

▸ adjective:  Under an obligation to do something.
▸ adjective:  Grateful or indebted because of a favor done.

Similar:
obligated, duty-bound, compel, Refused, forced, able, reluctant, gladly, persuade, unable, more...

Opposite:
exempt, unbound, free, released, unobligated

Types:
obligated, more...

Phrases:
be obliged, much obliged, i would be obliged, be obliged to, is obliged to, more...



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Similar:
obligated, duty-bound, compel, Refused, forced, able, reluctant, gladly, persuade, unable, more...

Opposite:
exempt, unbound, free, released, unobligated

Types:
obligated, more...

Phrases:
be obliged, much obliged, i would be obliged, be obliged to, is obliged to, obliged person, obliged to, feeling obliged, more...



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