oblige

The word “oblige” has 2 syllables: o-blige

It's pronounced as /əˈblaɪdʒ/


What is synonym and antonym for oblige?

In the thesaurus, “oblige” has 81 synonyms and 51 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for oblige along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for oblige

  • abet
  • accommodate
  • aid
  • appease
  • assist
  • attend
  • avail
  • badger
  • bend over backward
  • benefit
  • bind
  • blackjack
  • blackmail
  • browbeat
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • coddle
  • coerce
  • come around
  • comfort
  • command
  • compel
  • conciliate
  • constrain
  • contribute
  • convenience
  • cow
  • delight
  • drag
  • dragoon
  • drive
  • favor
  • fill the bill
  • fit in
  • force
  • gladden
  • go fifty-fifty
  • gratify
  • grin and bear it
  • harass
  • hector
  • help
  • high-pressure
  • hound
  • humor
  • impel
  • impress
  • indulge
  • intimidate
  • make
  • make a deal
  • make room
  • meet halfway
  • menace
  • mollify
  • mollycoddle
  • muscle
  • necessitate
  • obligate
  • pacify
  • pamper
  • placate
  • please
  • press
  • pressure
  • profit
  • put oneself out
  • relieve
  • roll with it
  • sandbag
  • satisfy
  • serve
  • shame
  • shotgun
  • succor
  • support
  • swim with the tide
  • take it
  • terrorize
  • threaten
  • toe the mark

Antonyms for oblige

Meanings of oblige

  • verb
    1. To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
    2. To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
    3. To be indebted to someone.

Example Sentences

  • Sarah's kindness prompted her to oblige when her friend asked for help.
  • The company was happy to oblige the customer's request for a refund.
  • John felt it was his duty to oblige his parents' wishes and pursue a career in medicine.
  • The hotel staff was quick to oblige when the guest requested extra towels for their room.
  • Despite being busy, the professor agreed to oblige the student by extending the deadline for the assignment.

On this page you'll find 132 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to oblige, such as: abet, accommodate, aid, allow, annoy, appease, argue.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abet

  • activate
  • advance
  • advise
  • advocate
  • aid
  • assist
  • attend
  • back
  • backstop
  • bail out
  • bear a hand
  • benefit
  • bolster
  • boost
  • brew
  • buttress
  • champion
  • comfort
  • condone
  • counsel
  • cultivate
  • deliver
  • detonate
  • ease
  • egg on
  • embolden
  • encourage
  • endorse
  • energize
  • enflame
  • enliven
  • excite
  • facilitate
  • favor
  • ferment
  • fire
  • foment
  • forward
  • foster
  • further
  • galvanize
  • goad
  • guide
  • hearten
  • help
  • incite
  • indorse
  • inflame
  • inspire
  • instigate
  • invigorate
  • launch
  • mentor
  • motivate
  • nourish
  • nurture
  • oblige
  • patronize
  • pick
  • prod
  • profit
  • promote
  • provoke
  • quicken
  • raise
  • reenforce
  • reinforce
  • rescue
  • rouse
  • sanction
  • save
  • serve
  • set
  • set in motion
  • set off
  • sow
  • sponsor
  • spur
  • stimulate
  • succor
  • support
  • sustain
  • to stand one in good stead
  • trigger
  • urge
  • vitalize

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obligate

  • astrict
  • badger
  • bind
  • blackjack
  • blackmail
  • browbeat
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • coerce
  • compel
  • constrain
  • cow
  • drag
  • dragoon
  • drive
  • force
  • harass
  • hector
  • high-pressure
  • hound
  • impel
  • impress
  • indebt
  • intimidate
  • make
  • make indebted
  • menace
  • muscle
  • oblige
  • press
  • pressure
  • restrain
  • restrict
  • sandbag
  • shame
  • terrorize
  • threaten

racketeer

  • arm-twist
  • badger
  • blackhander
  • blackjack
  • blackmail
  • blackmailer
  • browbeat
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • button man
  • cheat
  • cheater
  • chiseler
  • chiseller
  • coerce
  • compel
  • constrain
  • cow
  • cozener
  • criminal
  • defrauder
  • dodger
  • double-dealer
  • drag
  • dragoon
  • drive
  • exact
  • extort
  • extortioner
  • extortionist
  • force
  • gangster
  • gouger
  • harass
  • hector
  • high-pressure
  • hood
  • hoodlum
  • hound
  • hustler
  • impel
  • impress
  • intimidate
  • loan shark
  • mafioso
  • make
  • menace
  • mobster
  • muscle
  • obligate
  • oblige
  • press
  • pressure
  • profiteer
  • ruffian
  • sandbag
  • shame
  • shark
  • sharper
  • sharpie
  • sharpy
  • squeeze
  • swindler
  • terrorize
  • threaten
  • thug
  • wrest
  • wring

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